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The Global Concerns Trust
The Global Concerns Trust is an active UK company (number SC170889), incorporated 1996, with 7 current directors including Dr Heather Mackay and Melinda Josephine Andrews. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
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Who leads it
- Dr Heather MackayDirector · since 2025
- Melinda Josephine AndrewsDirector · since 2024
- Ian Gordon HayDirector · since 2021
- Emma DuncanDirector · since 2013
- Eileen HendersonDirector · since 2011
- Zara ChristieDirector · since 2011
- Richard Guthrie FirthDirector · since 2009
- Daniel OnifadeSecretary · since 2010
Previous officers 16
- Blessings Kachale 2008-2012 View profile
- Larry Mccrum 2006-2011 View profile
- Charles Chingwalu 2006-2008 View profile
- Arifa Chakera 2004-2011 View profile
- Mridu Thanki 2004-2006 View profile
- Amber Shafquat Ashraf 2001-2002 View profile
- Ashok Kumar Ohri 1998-2003 View profile
- Nahid Akhtar Aslam 1998-2006 View profile
- Mukami Irene Ndegwa-Mccrum 1998-2006 View profile
- Diana Dodd 1998-1999 View profile
- John David Waugh 1998-2003 View profile
- Jacinta Barker 1998-1999 View profile
- Rodney Gordon Usher 1996-2003 View profile
- Mara Victoria Menzies 2007-2023 View profile
- Alastair George Christie 1999-2012 View profile
- John Leith 1996-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/12/1996
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.
7 directors on the board
- Eileen Henderson Director · appointed 2011
- Emma Duncan Director · appointed 2013
- Dr Heather Mackay Director · appointed 2025
- Richard Guthrie Firth Director · appointed 2009
- Zara Christie Director · appointed 2011
- Ian Gordon Hay Director · appointed 2021
- Melinda Josephine Andrews Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Eileen Henderson Director · appointed 2011
- Emma Duncan Director · appointed 2013
- Richard Guthrie Firth Director · appointed 2009
- Zara Christie Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Eileen Henderson Director · appointed 2011
- Emma Duncan Director · appointed 2013
- Dr Heather Mackay Director · appointed 2025
- Richard Guthrie Firth Director · appointed 2009
- Zara Christie Director · appointed 2011
- Ian Gordon Hay Director · appointed 2021
- Melinda Josephine Andrews Director · appointed 2024
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
- SC170889
- Status
- Active
- 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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