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The Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 34

  1. Kerri Whiteside 2017-2021 Director View profile
  2. Mark Richard Bolton 2012-2025 Director View profile
  3. Douglas Barr 2012-2025 Director View profile
  4. Eric Richard Meek 2009-2017 Director View profile
  5. Alexander Bennett 2008-2025 Director View profile
  6. Dr Jane Margaret Reid 2005-2026 Director View profile
  7. Peter Moreton Ellis 2004-2025 Director View profile
  8. Fiona Campbell Mitchell 2003-2020 Director View profile
  9. Dr Roger Riddington 2002-2015 Director View profile
  10. Timothy Loseby 2002-2014 Director View profile
  11. Christopher John Cox 2002-2012 Director View profile
  12. Alexander Lindsay 2000-2008 Director View profile
  13. Robert Proctor 2000-2005 Director View profile
  14. Maurice Sinclair Mullay 2000-2003 Director View profile
  15. John Hubert Wood 1997-2003 Director View profile
  16. Louise Batchelor 1996-2017 Director View profile
  17. Kenneth Douglas Shaw 1995-1997 Director View profile
  18. Richard Michael Wood 1995-2025 Director View profile
  19. Timothy Richard Cleeves 1995-1995 Director View profile
  20. Dr Peter Glyn Howard Evans 1994-2018 Director View profile
  21. Grier, Ian, Doctor 1993-1999 Director View profile
  22. Dr David Thomas Parkin 1992-1994 Director View profile
  23. Peter James Bramwell Slater 1995 Director View profile
  24. David Maclehose 1991 Director View profile
  25. Roger Anthony Broad 1990 Director View profile
  26. Anthony Beadon Bryant 1995 Director View profile
  27. Alastair Howard Cunningham 1995 Director View profile
  28. Roy Henry Dennis 2011 Director View profile
  29. John David Okill 2022 Director View profile
  30. Valerie Maclaren Thom 1993 Director View profile
  31. Patrick James Sellar 1996 Director View profile
  32. Magnus Laurence Flaws 1991 Director View profile
  33. Anderson Strathern 1992-2007 Corporate-secretary View profile
  34. Messrs J & F Anderson WS 1992 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/02/1986
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

7.4y median 8.1y
average tenure
12.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 3

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC097207
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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