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Company · Midlothian

Capital Theatres

Operation of arts facilities

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Previous officers 72

  1. Valerie Margaret Walker 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Neilson 2018-2024 Director View profile
  3. Donald Caig Wilson 2017-2022 Director View profile
  4. Max Mitchell 2017-2022 Director View profile
  5. Karyn Marjorie Watt 2016-2026 Director View profile
  6. Doran, Karen, Councillor 2015-2017 Director View profile
  7. Gordon James Jack 2014-2023 Director View profile
  8. Karen Winifred Cairney 2014-2023 Director View profile
  9. Alasdair Graham Peacock 2012-2024 Director View profile
  10. Helen Alice Mackie 2012-2021 Director View profile
  11. Melanie Anne Miller Main 2012-2022 Director View profile
  12. Norma May Austin Hart 2012-2015 Director View profile
  13. Richard Lewis 2012-2017 Director View profile
  14. Philip Alexander Francis Bernays 2011-2018 Director View profile
  15. Gordon John Munro 2010-2012 Director View profile
  16. Colin Ross 2010-2016 Director View profile
  17. Kathleen Fiona Gemmell 2009-2016 Director View profile
  18. Iain Archibald Mclaren 2008-2014 Director View profile
  19. Joanna Baker 2008-2014 Director View profile
  20. Lang, Louise, Cllr 2007-2012 Director View profile
  21. Elaine Aitken 2007-2017 Director View profile
  22. Godzik, Paul, Cllr 2007-2010 Director View profile
  23. Brock, Deirdre Leanne, Cllr 2007-2012 Director View profile
  24. Andrew Watt Shepherd 2007-2012 Director View profile
  25. Donald Craig Anderson 2006-2007 Director View profile
  26. Graeme Campbell Baillie 2006-2010 Director View profile
  27. Aitken, Mary Elaine, Councillor 2005-2007 Director View profile
  28. Isobel Leckie 2005-2011 Director View profile
  29. Barbara Elizabeth Mckissack 2005-2008 Director View profile
  30. Donald Stewart Mackay 2005-2008 Director View profile
  31. Bruce Watson Minto 2004-2009 Director View profile
  32. Henderson, Richard Russell, Councillor 2003-2006 Director View profile
  33. Susan Barbara Tritton 2003-2007 Director View profile
  34. John Edgar Allison Watt 2003-2008 Director View profile
  35. Shelagh Cameron Mackay 2003-2006 Director View profile
  36. John Robb Paterson Stalker 2003-2011 Director View profile
  37. Christopher Masters 2002-2013 Director View profile
  38. Michael Stanley Robert Pringle 2001-2003 Director View profile
  39. Cameron, Lezley Marion, Cllr 2000-2003 Director View profile
  40. James Gilchrist 2000-2001 Director View profile
  41. James Alexander Macconnell Orr 2000-2003 Director View profile
  42. Carol Colburn Hogel 2000-2005 Director View profile
  43. Harrold, Kenneth, Councillor 1999-2007 Director View profile
  44. Sir Brian John Mcmaster 1999-2005 Director View profile
  45. Paul Holleran 1999-2002 Director View profile
  46. Francis Reid 1998-2005 Director View profile
  47. Michael Kenneth Ashton 1998-1999 Director View profile
  48. Jens Christian Hogel 1998-1999 Director View profile
  49. Sheila Kennedy 1998-2000 Director View profile
  50. Bonnar, Desmond Michael, Doctor 1998-2004 Director View profile
  51. Dame Deirdre Mary Hutton 1998-1999 Director View profile
  52. David Honeyman Brown 1997-1998 Director View profile
  53. Brian William Craighead Mcghee 1997-2003 Director View profile
  54. Andrew Mark Kerr 1997-2003 Director View profile
  55. Angus John Mackay 1996-1999 Director View profile
  56. Lesley Adelaide Hinds 1996-1997 Director View profile
  57. Maginnis, Elizabeth, Councillor 1996-1998 Director View profile
  58. Sir Gerald Henry Elliot 1995-1998 Director View profile
  59. Stephen Archibald Cardownie 1992-1996 Director View profile
  60. Christine Margaret Richard 1992-1996 Director View profile
  61. Irons, Norman Macfarlane, Lord Provost 1992-1996 Director View profile
  62. Marek Jerzy Lazarowicz 1992-1993 Director View profile
  63. Dr Campbell Christie 1992-1998 Director View profile
  64. David Nicolson 1992-1997 Director View profile
  65. Milligan, Eric, Councillor 1992-1997 Director View profile
  66. William Gunn Crerar 1992-1997 Director View profile
  67. The RT HON Viscount Younger of Leckie 1991-2003 Corporate-director View profile
  68. Ross, Charles Iain Mclean, Director of Finance 2010-2021 Secretary View profile
  69. Lynne Grant 2005-2010 Secretary View profile
  70. Graeme Johnston 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  71. Helen Elizabeth Bates 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  72. Shepherd & Wedderburn 1991-2000 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
17/10/1991
Registered office
Midlothian
Previous names
Festival City Theatres Trust (until 20/02/2018)

Group

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

2 other companies 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

6 grants · £180,051 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 · £85,124 (2 grants)
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £48,955
  • Inspiring Scotland · £30,312
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £15,660 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Inspiring Scotland £30,3122026-02-19
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust £48,9552024-11-21
  • Foundation Scotland £15,6002024-02-23
  • Foundation Scotland £69,5242023-01-23
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,6602020-10-12
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.

11 directors on the board

4.4y median 3.9y
average tenure
12.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Arts and leisure 12Education 2Business services 1Other services 1Professional 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC134619
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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