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Moredun Research Institute

Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 38

  1. Professor John Charles Milne 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Kathleen Mary Livesey 2017-2022 Director View profile
  3. Dr Isabelle Dieuzy-Labaye 2016-2022 Director View profile
  4. Professor Diana Jane Lloyd Williams 2016-2024 Director View profile
  5. Nigel Alexander Miller 2015-2024 Director View profile
  6. Professor David William Hopkins 2015-2024 Director View profile
  7. Professor Richard Michael Elliott 2012-2014 Director View profile
  8. John Carnegie Bell 2012-2022 Director View profile
  9. Professor Peter Henry Holmes 2012-2022 Director View profile
  10. Lord Alexander John Trees 2011-2020 Director View profile
  11. John Kinnaird 2008-2017 Director View profile
  12. Professor Alexander Ivan Donaldson 2006-2012 Director View profile
  13. Professor Duncan John Maskell 2006-2015 Director View profile
  14. Professor Sir Kenneth Calman 2006-2008 Director View profile
  15. John Jeffrey 2004-2011 Director View profile
  16. Professor Eileen Devaney 2004-2016 Director View profile
  17. Professor Randolph Harvey Richards 2003-2012 Director View profile
  18. Professor Thomas Hugh Pennington 2002-2006 Director View profile
  19. Ian Duncan Millar 2002-2012 Director View profile
  20. Ian Hutchison Sutherland 1999-2007 Director View profile
  21. Fiona Catherine Fell 1998-2007 Director View profile
  22. Sir William Duncan Paterson Stewart 1998-2002 Director View profile
  23. James Armour 1997-2006 Director View profile
  24. Donald James Biggar 1997-1998 Director View profile
  25. Professor James Oswald Jarrett 1995-2005 Director View profile
  26. John Alexander Ross 1995-2004 Director View profile
  27. Rosemary Helen Sorrie 1995-1999 Director View profile
  28. David George Mcbeath 1994-1996 Director View profile
  29. Professor Derek Wakelin 1994-2003 Director View profile
  30. James Taylor Wilson 1994-2000 Director View profile
  31. James Stobo 1994-1997 Director View profile
  32. Alexander John Rennie Izat 1994-2002 Director View profile
  33. Walter Andrew Biggar 1994-1996 Director View profile
  34. Colin Neil Burnett 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  35. Fiona Vandepeear 2002-2017 Secretary View profile
  36. Mairi Raby 1998-2002 Secretary View profile
  37. Kevin James Scott 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  38. Isabell Robertson Ritson 1995-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • RDPE Countryside Productivity Scheme Project to Tackle Sheep Scab Buyer: Defra Network eTendering Portal Value not published Date not published CPV 80510000 Source: Find a Tender

    The Authority is seeking to appoint up to a maximum of three (3) suppliers to deliver a Sheep Scab Project to improve farm productivity in England by organising regionally coordinated delivery of Advice to enable farmers to achieve a reduct…

About

What it does
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Incorporated
01/03/1994
Registered office
Penicuik

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.

Group

  1. Moredun Research Institute is controlled by The Moredun Foundation
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-11-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Moredun Foundation.

12 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

7 grants · £388,013 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

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £350,611 (4 grants)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £23,985 (2 grants)
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £13,417

Most recent

  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust £13,4172024-07-30
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £11,1342021-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £12,8502021-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £74,3872020-09-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £153,7322015-06-01
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.

10 directors on the board

3.4y median 2.8y
average tenure
8.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (8)

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.

Agriculture 5Professional services 2Tech and media 2Education 1Health and social care 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC149440
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 27th September 2026
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