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The Redwoods Caring Foundation

The Redwoods Caring Foundation is an active UK company (number SC125367), incorporated 1990, with 4 current directors including Mary Morton Thomson and John Neil Thomson. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

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Previous officers 10

  1. Gavin James Lawson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  2. Steven Brown 1993-1999 Director View profile
  3. Carolyn Lennox Fletcher 1990-1991 Director View profile
  4. Paul Quentin Johnston 1992 Director View profile
  5. Shirley Anne Hayes 2025 Director View profile
  6. William Murray Nisbet 1993 Director View profile
  7. Colin Ronald Symes 1993 Director View profile
  8. Brian John Hayes 2021 Director View profile
  9. John Raymond Ewing Nelson 1990-1991 Secretary View profile
  10. Michael Colin Poulton 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
31/05/1990
Registered office
Edinburgh

Grants received

1 grant · £3,120 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 · £3,120

Most recent

  • Foundation Scotland £3,1202021-01-27
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.

4 directors on the board

15.7y median 9.8y
average tenure
34.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Retail and trade 4

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
SC125367
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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