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The Volunteer Centre - the Centre for Volunteering Community Action and Employment Initiatives

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 46

  1. Ross Bovill 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Phillip Royle 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Dr Valerie Kaye 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Sian Parkinson 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Sean James Reid 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Lisa Lynn 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Essi Kauranen 2019-2023 Director View profile
  8. David Petrie 2019-2026 Director View profile
  9. Dr Thomas Edward Berry 2018-2024 Director View profile
  10. Gabriella Rachel Cowan 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. Steven Robert Cleary 2017-2018 Director View profile
  12. Calum Macdonald 2017-2018 Director View profile
  13. Rachel Owora 2017-2019 Director View profile
  14. Paul Michael Johnstone 2017-2018 Director View profile
  15. Allan Kirkwood 2015-2024 Director View profile
  16. Rubina Shah 2015-2017 Director View profile
  17. Norman Sinclair Stewart 2014-2016 Director View profile
  18. Bob Bogle 2009-2017 Director View profile
  19. Bernard Rafferty 2009-2013 Director View profile
  20. John Burns Findlay 2006-2009 Director View profile
  21. James Wilson Anderson 2004-2006 Director View profile
  22. Kim Walker 2004-2007 Director View profile
  23. Susan Rochelle (Sue) Kinn 2004-2019 Director View profile
  24. Richard Anderson Brooke 2004-2005 Director View profile
  25. Ian Campbell Buchanan 2004-2006 Director View profile
  26. Alistair Gordon 2001-2004 Director View profile
  27. Bushra Iqbal 2001-2014 Director View profile
  28. Christine Winters 2001-2005 Director View profile
  29. Susan Jean Stewart Brimelow 2001-2016 Director View profile
  30. Ashok Sehgal 2001-2014 Director View profile
  31. Lorena Brogan 2000-2003 Director View profile
  32. Rosalind Jane Findlater 1998-2016 Director View profile
  33. John Ithell 1998-1999 Director View profile
  34. David Mackay 1997-2000 Director View profile
  35. David Thomas Dick Mclean 1996-2000 Director View profile
  36. Jean Thomson Mckechnie 1996-1997 Director View profile
  37. John William Whiteford Stevenson 1996-1998 Director View profile
  38. Mike Watson 1996-2001 Director View profile
  39. John Souter Brown 1996-2001 Director View profile
  40. Macdonald, Aileen Caldwell, Company Secretary 1996-2018 Director View profile
  41. Brian Reid 1996-1996 Director View profile
  42. Dr Valerie Anne Kaye 2021-2025 Secretary View profile
  43. David Nicholas Maxwell 2018-2021 Secretary View profile
  44. Bernadette Monaghan 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
  45. Julian Clarke 1998-2015 Secretary View profile
  46. Andrew Ferguson Dewar 1996-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/06/1996

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.

  • Mary Bernadette Monaghan ceased 2018-06-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-02
  • Possible match - 23 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 23 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Volunteer Centre - the Centre for Volunteering Community Action and Employment Initiatives is controlled by David Maxwell
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-06-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Maxwell.

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

8 grants · £516,803 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 · £247,792 (4 grants)
  • Henry Smith Foundation · £166,200
  • Inspiring Scotland · £102,811 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £91,8252024-07-12
  • Inspiring Scotland £9802023-07-11
  • Inspiring Scotland £54,1272023-04-26
  • Inspiring Scotland £47,7042022-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £65,6472021-07-21
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.

9 directors on the board

3.6y median 2.3y
average tenure
9.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Education 2Health and social care 2

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
SC166042
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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