Skip to content
Governance Register

Company · Edinburgh

Roslin Foundation

Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 40

  1. Dr Susan Elizabeth Foden 2022–2024 Director View profile
  2. Bruce Walter Gellatly 2014–2025 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Charles Warkup 2007–2021 Director View profile
  4. Professor Mathias Muller 2006–2008 Director View profile
  5. Professor Joyce Tait 2006–2021 Director View profile
  6. Hilary Jane Newiss 2006–2021 Director View profile
  7. Dr David Gordon Parnell 2006–2021 Director View profile
  8. Michael Ralph Kirwan 2006–2014 Director View profile
  9. James Eric Godfrey 2006–2008 Director View profile
  10. Professor Evert Willem Pim Brascamp 2004–2008 Director View profile
  11. Professor Alan John Teale 2004–2008 Director View profile
  12. Professor Roger Arnold Pedersen 2004–2005 Director View profile
  13. Dr Ewan Birney 2004–2008 Director View profile
  14. Sir Professor Timothy Michael Martin O'Shea 2004–2007 Director View profile
  15. Dr Thomas Smith Shepherd 2004–2007 Director View profile
  16. Dr Howard John Marriage 2001–2017 Director View profile
  17. Professor Cheryll Anne Tickle 2001–2008 Director View profile
  18. Dr Graham Stuart Plastow 2001–2007 Director View profile
  19. Professor Nicholas Dixon Hastie 2001–2006 Director View profile
  20. James Cook 2001–2005 Director View profile
  21. David George Mcbeath 2000–2006 Director View profile
  22. Dr John Martin Hall 2000–2005 Director View profile
  23. Dr William Stewart Jamieson 2000–2006 Director View profile
  24. Richard John Andrew 1998–2001 Director View profile
  25. Graham John Boulnois 1998–2004 Director View profile
  26. Ian Fletcher Kent 1997–2003 Director View profile
  27. Harry David Michael Moore 1997–2003 Director View profile
  28. Dr James Lyndon Davies 1995–2000 Director View profile
  29. Professor Colin Trengove Whittemore 1995–2001 Director View profile
  30. Professor Anne Elizabeth Warner 1995–1998 Director View profile
  31. John Edward Moffitt 1995–2000 Director View profile
  32. Sir Brian Mansel Richards 1995–1998 Director View profile
  33. Arthur John Webb 1995–1997 Director View profile
  34. Professor Elizabeth Simpson 1995–2001 Director View profile
  35. Dr Brian Bernard Newbould 1995–1998 Director View profile
  36. Professor Anthony Patrick Fielding Flint 1995–1997 Director View profile
  37. Professor Grahame John Bulfield 1995–2002 Director View profile
  38. Professor William George Hill 1995–2002 Director View profile
  39. Clare Agnes Neilson 2004–2008 Secretary View profile
  40. John Webb Withers 1995–2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

What it does
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering; Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
01/04/1995
Registered office
Edinburgh
Previous names
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh) (until 01/05/2008)
Board analysis for researchers

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

5.5y median 4.3y
average tenure
26.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Finance 2Professional services 2Business 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

  • 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
SC157100
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 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data