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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 66

  1. Sarah-Jane Lothian 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Peace Opuruiche Echeonwu 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Laura Bornatici 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Elaine Howatson 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. Dara Ann Richards 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Kay Lundie Wilson 2017-2021 Director View profile
  7. Kirsztina Barko 2017-2018 Director View profile
  8. Jennifer Anne Mcgillivray 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Antonia Eileen Clark 2016-2022 Director View profile
  10. Kate Smith 2014-2019 Director View profile
  11. Elise Macdonald 2014-2016 Director View profile
  12. Tanni Rani Roy 2014-2017 Director View profile
  13. Salomi Barkat 2012-2016 Director View profile
  14. Carolyn Jameson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  15. Marie-Amelie Viatte 2012-2016 Director View profile
  16. Judith Ann Cromarty 2011-2016 Director View profile
  17. Gillian Jane Thompson OBE 2011-2012 Director View profile
  18. Yvonne Caplan 2010-2011 Director View profile
  19. Gillian Hutton 2010-2013 Director View profile
  20. Joanne Smith 2010-2012 Director View profile
  21. Martin Gaughan 2009-2013 Director View profile
  22. Gordon Thompson Peters 2009-2011 Director View profile
  23. Lukas Gregor Konstantin Lehmann 2007-2009 Director View profile
  24. Anne Irina Rasch 2006-2012 Director View profile
  25. Katrina Turner 2005-2006 Director View profile
  26. Angela Jean Wiseman 2004-2007 Director View profile
  27. Christopher Neil Rae 2004-2007 Director View profile
  28. Pauline Methven 2004-2006 Director View profile
  29. Janet Cochrane Smith 2004-2005 Director View profile
  30. Andrew Peter Cave 2003-2008 Director View profile
  31. Deborah Cave 2002-2004 Director View profile
  32. Eilish Anne Mclennan 2002-2003 Director View profile
  33. Jane Brown 2001-2014 Director View profile
  34. Susan Oswald 2001-2017 Director View profile
  35. Stephanie Taylor 2000-2002 Director View profile
  36. Karen Sewell 2000-2003 Director View profile
  37. Carol Anne Rutherford 1999-2001 Director View profile
  38. Patricia Coupe 1998-2001 Director View profile
  39. Jean Patricia Cuthbert 1997-2007 Director View profile
  40. Terence Hyde 1996-1999 Director View profile
  41. Sarah Hogan 1996-1999 Director View profile
  42. Josephine M Jones 1996-2002 Director View profile
  43. Carol Margaret Sharp 1996-1996 Director View profile
  44. Iain Philip Mcgowan 1996-2002 Director View profile
  45. Diana Margaret Osler 1996-2001 Director View profile
  46. Christine Ann Connolly 1995-1998 Director View profile
  47. Sheila Jane Ansell 1995-1995 Director View profile
  48. Anne Pack 1995-1995 Director View profile
  49. Katherine Mary Peace 1994-2014 Director View profile
  50. Fiona Mcrae 1994-1995 Director View profile
  51. Judith Ann Archibald 1994-1994 Director View profile
  52. Kell Emma Andrew 1994-1994 Director View profile
  53. Peggy Rendall 1993-1995 Director View profile
  54. Julie Margaret Wilson 1993-1995 Director View profile
  55. Catherine Kay 1993-1996 Director View profile
  56. Alana Bridget Mclauchlin 1993-1994 Director View profile
  57. Ishbel Mary Morrison 1992-1998 Director View profile
  58. Desi Angus 1992-1998 Director View profile
  59. Amanda Joan Skinner 1992-2004 Director View profile
  60. Shirley Janet Rutherford 1992-1994 Director View profile
  61. Maria Christa Wynn-Williams 1992-1993 Director View profile
  62. Shane Voss 1992-2003 Director View profile
  63. Beverley Ann Read 2012-2025 Secretary View profile
  64. Christina Ann Orr 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  65. Eileen Joyce Mcnaughton 1992-1995 Secretary View profile
  66. Sally Ann Evans 1992-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/10/1992

Grants received

18 grants · £541,208 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £369,705 (2 grants)
  • Foundation Scotland · £119,496 (14 grants)
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £47,057
  • Cheshire Community Foundation · £4,950

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £129,9782025-09-16
  • Foundation Scotland £10,0002025-08-06
  • Foundation Scotland £8002025-04-16
  • Foundation Scotland £8002025-04-16
  • Foundation Scotland £5002025-04-14
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.

8 directors on the board

5.9y median 4.8y
average tenure
18.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC140769
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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