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Epilepsy Action Scotland
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Francis James McgowanDirector · since 2025
- Debbie Sarah BriodyDirector · since 2025
- Russell Martin HewettDirector · since 2025
- David Robertson WhiteDirector · since 2022
- Dr Ailsa Elizabeth MclellanDirector · since 2021
- Dawn CarterDirector · since 2021
- Michael Graeme ShanksDirector · since 2021
- Richard Gerard MurrayDirector · since 2020
- Duncan, Susan Elizabeth, DoctorDirector · since 2008
- Lesslie Anne YoungSecretary · since 2008
Previous officers 61
- Michael Swanson Arkhipov Sturrock 2021-2025 View profile
- Gordon Thomas Miller 2021-2022 View profile
- Graham Robert Loan 2021-2025 View profile
- Bryan Andrew Hislop 2020-2025 View profile
- Celia Brand 2019-2021 View profile
- Caroline Barnett 2019-2021 View profile
- Ross Bennet 2017-2025 View profile
- Kirsty Anne Lynch 2017-2021 View profile
- Lisa Quarrell 2017-2019 View profile
- Kevin Roger 2017-2021 View profile
- Lesley Blanche Murray Carruthers 2015-2020 View profile
- John Lambie Mclaren 2014-2019 View profile
- Lynn Kerry Smith 2012-2015 View profile
- Allan George Dickson 2012-2015 View profile
- William Kirkpatrick 2010-2018 View profile
- Professor Ian Bone 2009-2012 View profile
- Gordon Rodger Quinn 2009-2010 View profile
- Robert Sharpe 2009-2011 View profile
- Epilepsy Action Scotland 2009-2009 View profile
- Liam Daniel Dorris 2009-2019 View profile
- Mary Marilyn Park Bryce 2008-2011 View profile
- Dr Christine Rowe 2008-2008 View profile
- Dr Richard Charles Roberts 2008-2024 View profile
- Sandra Watt 2005-2009 View profile
- Robert Todd Swanney 2004-2006 View profile
- Helen Elizabeth Carmichael 2004-2021 View profile
- Neilina Mary Buchanan 2003-2010 View profile
- Dr Eleanor Margaret Logan 2002-2005 View profile
- Alison Gail Anderson 2002-2017 View profile
- Christine Campbell 2000-2005 View profile
- Al Edwards 2000-2002 View profile
- Robin James Henry Shuker 2000-2002 View profile
- Dr Archibald David Watt 1999-2000 View profile
- Bruce David Hewat 1999-2006 View profile
- Arthur Murdoch Mactaggart Wood 1998-2007 View profile
- Thomas Downie Russell 1998-2010 View profile
- Brian Robertson 1998-2005 View profile
- Elizabeth Baxter 1998-2003 View profile
- Christine Margaret Ritchie 1997-2013 View profile
- Margaret Gorman 1997-1999 View profile
- John Womersley 1997-2000 View profile
- Dr Jean Avis Barclay 1997-2015 View profile
- Carol Mcneil 1996-1997 View profile
- Ian Buchanan 1996-2010 View profile
- Andrew James Ormes 1996-2011 View profile
- James Matthew Mclaughlin 1996-1997 View profile
- Francesca Caroline Diana Bell 1996-1997 View profile
- Fiona Cruickshanks 1996-2000 View profile
- David Rowan Lindsay Dunsmuir 1996-1997 View profile
- Dr Steven Barry Kayne 1996-1997 View profile
- John Anderson 1996-1996 View profile
- Dr Duncan Lewis Watt Davidson 1996-2008 View profile
- Peter David Guest 1996-2002 View profile
- Ann Christina Walker 1996-1996 View profile
- David Ronald Bowman 1996-1997 View profile
- William Talbot Scott 1996-2013 View profile
- Brian John Henson 1996-2011 View profile
- Beatrice Marion Burnside 1996-1996 View profile
- Dorothy Laura Gaskin 1996-1997 View profile
- Susan Douglas-Scott CBE 2006-2008 View profile
- Margaret Beattie Cross 1996-2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 07/03/1996
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Epilepsy Action Scotland on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
1 other company 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
19 grants · £996,022 total360Giving 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 · £802,223 (13 grants)
- CAF · £147,077
- R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £41,034 (3 grants)
- Foundation Scotland · £5,688 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
9 directors on the board
- Dr Ailsa Elizabeth Mclellan Director · appointed 2021
- Dawn Carter Director · appointed 2021
- Richard Gerard Murray Director · appointed 2020
- David Robertson White Director · appointed 2022
- Duncan, Susan Elizabeth, Doctor Director · appointed 2008
- Debbie Sarah Briody Director · appointed 2025
- Francis James Mcgowan Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Graeme Shanks Director · appointed 2021
- Russell Martin Hewett Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Richard Gerard Murray Director · appointed 2020
- Duncan, Susan Elizabeth, Doctor Director · appointed 2008
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Dr Ailsa Elizabeth Mclellan Director · appointed 2021
- Dawn Carter Director · appointed 2021
- Richard Gerard Murray Director · appointed 2020
- David Robertson White Director · appointed 2022
- Duncan, Susan Elizabeth, Doctor Director · appointed 2008
- Francis James Mcgowan Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Graeme Shanks Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (2)
- Debbie Sarah Briody Director · appointed 2025
- Russell Martin Hewett Director · appointed 2025
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
- 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
- SC163987
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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