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Edinburgh Headway Group

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

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Previous officers 26

  1. Stewart White 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Aileen Rosemary Ferguson 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Lorraine Elizabeth Allan 2016-2020 Director View profile
  4. Nadir Khan-Juhoor 2014-2022 Director View profile
  5. Neliss Stewart Baxter 2014-2016 Director View profile
  6. Jonathan Andrew Alexander Dunn 2011-2016 Director View profile
  7. Michael Peter Baillie 2011-2013 Director View profile
  8. Anthony John O'Malley 2010-2011 Director View profile
  9. Glen Douglas Gilson 2010-2015 Director View profile
  10. Dorothy Margaret Wallace 2010-2011 Director View profile
  11. Dr Brian Pentland 2010-2012 Director View profile
  12. Roderick Matheson 2010-2022 Director View profile
  13. Margaret Scott Miller 2010-2013 Director View profile
  14. David Williamson 2004-2023 Director View profile
  15. William Bryden 1999-2013 Director View profile
  16. James Brown Armstrong 1996-2008 Director View profile
  17. John Duncan Mackenzie Urquhart 1992-2009 Director View profile
  18. Jack Seymour Emslie 1992-2000 Director View profile
  19. William Lindsay Murray 1992-1996 Director View profile
  20. William Robert Laird 1992-1999 Director View profile
  21. Jean Margaret Bryden 1992-2013 Director View profile
  22. Michelle Keenan 2013-2022 Secretary View profile
  23. Malcolm Alexander Bryce Dickson 2002-2014 Secretary View profile
  24. Thomas Ritchie Campbell 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  25. Herbert Lamb Ross Dryden 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  26. Douglas Duncan 1992-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/04/1992

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Roderick Matheson ceased 2022-09-30
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Edinburgh Headway Group is controlled by Roderick Matheson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-04-28, ceased 2022-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Roderick Matheson.

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

8 grants · £56,944 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

  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £24,546 (2 grants)
  • People's Postcode Trust · £20,000
  • Foundation Scotland · £10,398 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,000

Most recent

  • Foundation Scotland £5002025-04-14
  • Foundation Scotland £2,5002024-12-10
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust £3,5462024-03-21
  • People's Postcode Trust £20,0002023-11-01
  • Foundation Scotland £2,8982020-04-24
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.

6 directors on the board

9.1y median 9.5y
average tenure
16.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 6Finance 2Business services 1Dormant 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC138081
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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