Company
The Active Learning Centre
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 15
- Dr Catriona Burness 2011-2013 View profile
- Susan Dalgety 2009-2011 View profile
- Helen Martin 2009-2015 View profile
- Dr Geraldine Hill 2009-2015 View profile
- Deborah Ann Nicholson 2008-2011 View profile
- Robert James Hay 2008-2011 View profile
- Michael Ronald Dailly 2008-2011 View profile
- Brenda Marilyn Graham 2007-2011 View profile
- Lynette Jordan 2005-2014 View profile
- Esther Quinn 2005-2012 View profile
- Dr Christopher Brian Edwards 2005-2006 View profile
- Robert Turner 2005-2008 View profile
- Gillian May Long 1996-2005 View profile
- David Byrne Clement 1993-1996 View profile
- Catherine Winifred Phillips 1993-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/11/1993
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
- David Mcallister Director · appointed 2016
- Nicholas James Wright Director · appointed 2012
- Joan Rachel Somerville Mcdowell Director · appointed 2016
- Kathleen Elizabeth Maclachlan Director · appointed 2005
Directors past 6 years
- David Mcallister Director · appointed 2016
- Nicholas James Wright Director · appointed 2012
- Joan Rachel Somerville Mcdowell Director · appointed 2016
- Kathleen Elizabeth Maclachlan Director · appointed 2005
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- David Mcallister Director · appointed 2016
- Nicholas James Wright Director · appointed 2012
- Kathleen Elizabeth Maclachlan Director · appointed 2005
Portfolio (1)
- Joan Rachel Somerville Mcdowell Director · appointed 2016
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.
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
- SC147783
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- 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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