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Company · North Berwick

Scottish Seabird Centre

Museums activities

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

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Previous officers 46

  1. Professor Stephen Charles Votier 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dr Richard Lilley 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Dr Charlotte Rachael Hopkins 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Elizabeth Anne Eckles 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Martha Jayne Fleming 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Fiona Ann Alder 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Erin Dawn Mcfadden 2018-2019 Director View profile
  8. Philip Taylor 2018-2026 Director View profile
  9. Christopher James Arnold 2017-2025 Director View profile
  10. Dr William Guy Sanderson 2017-2019 Director View profile
  11. Juliana Elizabeth Delaney 2017-2020 Director View profile
  12. Katie Mackie 2017-2019 Director View profile
  13. Dr Stephen Gerard Breslin 2017-2026 Director View profile
  14. Lauren Rodger 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Hamish Macandrew 2014-2023 Director View profile
  16. Patricia Ann Burton 2013-2019 Director View profile
  17. Diana Mary Murray 2013-2022 Director View profile
  18. Professor John Mowbray Baxter 2013-2020 Director View profile
  19. Mcmillan, John Fleming Allan, Provost 2013-2017 Director View profile
  20. Tim David Day 2013-2017 Director View profile
  21. David Michael Windmill 2012-2021 Director View profile
  22. Lyle David Crawford 2010-2014 Director View profile
  23. Alastair Stiles Mcintosh 2010-2016 Director View profile
  24. Michael Weir Fraser 2010-2019 Director View profile
  25. John Frank Stamford Pratt 2006-2013 Director View profile
  26. Alan Gordon Biggar 2006-2013 Director View profile
  27. Jonathan Mark Andrew Osborne 2006-2010 Director View profile
  28. Mary Olivia Tebble 2006-2019 Director View profile
  29. Ledingham, Donald James, Professsor 2005-2009 Director View profile
  30. John Forrest Hunt 2004-2019 Director View profile
  31. Ian Gordon Falconer 2002-2006 Director View profile
  32. Elizabeth Thom 2002-2014 Director View profile
  33. David Stephen Cameron 2001-2005 Director View profile
  34. Sheana Mary Dryden 2000-2006 Director View profile
  35. John Armour Scott 2000-2002 Director View profile
  36. Colin James Shand 2000-2012 Director View profile
  37. Anne Marie Carrie 1999-2000 Director View profile
  38. Peter Rennie Gordon 1999-2006 Director View profile
  39. Alexander Grant Gordon 1997-2011 Director View profile
  40. Dr Joseph Bryan Nelson 1997-2012 Director View profile
  41. Rankin, Neil Erskine, Rear Admiral 1997-2012 Director View profile
  42. David Wilson Minns 1997-1999 Director View profile
  43. Susan Elizabeth Watson 1997-1999 Director View profile
  44. Peter John Collins 1997-1999 Director View profile
  45. William Gardner 1997-2001 Director View profile
  46. Hew Richard Hamilton Dalrymple Bt 1997-2017 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities; Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions; Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Incorporated
12/02/1997
Registered office
North Berwick

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Stuart David Housden
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-01-21
  • David Michael Windmill ceased 2021-01-21
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Scottish Seabird Centre is controlled by Stuart David Housden
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-01-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stuart David Housden.

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

4 grants · £125,971 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

Most recent

  • John Ellerman Foundation £120,1142025-09-25
  • Foundation Scotland £1,8572025-08-11
  • Foundation Scotland £2,0002018-01-30
  • Foundation Scotland £2,0002018-01-10
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

3.1y median 3.3y
average tenure
6.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Retail and trade 3Manufacturing 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Professional 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
SC172288
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/10/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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