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Aberdeen Science Centre

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 55

  1. Zoe Sutherland Ogilvie 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Craig John Lennox 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Alexander Nicholas Paul Spencer 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Bell, Philip Anthony, Councillor 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Jill Glennie 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. Professor Stephen Douglas Logan 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Frank Alexander Fowlie 2018-2026 Director View profile
  8. Ryan James Houghton 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. David John Blackwood 2017-2019 Director View profile
  10. Michael Frederick Hutchison 2017-2020 Director View profile
  11. Brian Henderson 2017-2024 Director View profile
  12. Professor Jeremy Dunbar Kilburn 2017-2018 Director View profile
  13. Professor Thomas Hugh Pennington 2016-2018 Director View profile
  14. Derek Ewing Samson 2015-2022 Director View profile
  15. Colin Alexander Black 2015-2017 Director View profile
  16. John William Raine 2015-2026 Director View profile
  17. Dr Susan Joyce Duthie 2015-2025 Director View profile
  18. Ian Henry Stirling 2015-2016 Director View profile
  19. Deirdre Elizabeth Michie 2012-2015 Director View profile
  20. Jeanie Simpson Morrison 2012-2018 Director View profile
  21. Charles Penman 2012-2016 Director View profile
  22. Stuart Farmer 2012-2017 Director View profile
  23. Dr Kenneth David Skeldon 2012-2017 Director View profile
  24. Sripad Gopala 2011-2016 Director View profile
  25. Benjamin Bernhardt Stewart 2011-2016 Director View profile
  26. Laura Mason 2010-2011 Director View profile
  27. Anna Margaretha Carolina Simpson 2008-2011 Director View profile
  28. Milne, Alan Ducat, Councillor 2007-2012 Director View profile
  29. Peter Kenneth John Robertson 2006-2014 Director View profile
  30. Michael James Meston Reid 2006-2007 Director View profile
  31. James Penman 2005-2006 Director View profile
  32. Professor Dominic Francis Joseph Houlihan 2005-2014 Director View profile
  33. Alistair Sinclair 2005-2006 Director View profile
  34. Dr Alistair Murray Flett 2004-2006 Director View profile
  35. Sylvia Halkerston 2004-2007 Director View profile
  36. Michael John David Sullivan 2003-2012 Director View profile
  37. John David Stewart 2003-2007 Director View profile
  38. Dr Edward Hugh Morel 2002-2008 Director View profile
  39. Jurgen Karl Albert Thomaneck 1999-2003 Director View profile
  40. William Frederick Anderson 1999-2003 Director View profile
  41. Hugh Smith 1998-2000 Director View profile
  42. Edward Murray Harris 1996-2003 Director View profile
  43. Gavin Neill 1996-1998 Director View profile
  44. Colin Campbell Caldow 1995-2007 Director View profile
  45. Joan Pamela Orskov 1994-1999 Director View profile
  46. RAY, Robert Dorman, Councillor 1992-1996 Director View profile
  47. Eric Hendrie 1991-1994 Director View profile
  48. Taylor, Colin Gordon, Mr. 1990-1993 Director View profile
  49. Peter Clarke 1988-1991 Director View profile
  50. Dr Calum Alexander Macleod 1988-1992 Director View profile
  51. John Charles Alexander Michie 1988-2004 Director View profile
  52. James Grierson Graham 1988-1991 Director View profile
  53. Susan Lynne Richardson 2007-2016 Secretary View profile
  54. Graham John Shanks 1991-2007 Secretary View profile
  55. Lesley Scott Dent Glasser 1988-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/10/1988

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Aberdeen Science Centre on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

3 grants · £185,363 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Foundation Scotland · £165,405 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,958

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,9582026-03-04
  • Foundation Scotland £12,1302025-08-21
  • Foundation Scotland £153,2752019-09-26
Board analysis for researchers

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

5.5y median 6.2y
average tenure
9.9y
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 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1

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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC113666
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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