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Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust Limited

Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust Limited is an active UK company (number SC172338), incorporated 1997, with 11 current directors including Samuel James Higginson and Denise Risch. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 19

  1. Dale Meegan 2015-2022 Director View profile
  2. Lady Juliana Mary Butler 2015-2024 Director View profile
  3. Leanne Fay Blair 2015-2025 Director View profile
  4. David Torquil Cooper 2011-2013 Director View profile
  5. Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust 2011-2011 Corporate-director View profile
  6. David Govan 2008-2018 Director View profile
  7. Neil David Macleod 2001-2010 Director View profile
  8. Tom Walmsley 2001-2024 Director View profile
  9. Professor Jack Matthews 1999-2013 Director View profile
  10. Professor Denis Mollison 1999-2024 Director View profile
  11. Boyd, John Morton, Doctor 1998-1998 Director View profile
  12. Malcolm James Storrie Gillespie 1997-2008 Director View profile
  13. Richard Balharry 1997-2001 Director View profile
  14. Nicholas Lambert Luard 1997-1999 Director View profile
  15. Sir John Maxwell Norman Macleod 1997-2010 Director View profile
  16. Dr Jonathan Charles David Gordon 1997-2024 Director View profile
  17. Dr Ruth Elaine Lawson 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  18. Karen Paver 1997-1997 Secretary View profile
  19. Jacqueline Ann Fereday 1997-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/02/1997

Grants received

8 grants · £201,215 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

  • Postcode Animal Trust · £183,000 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig · £6,500 (2 grants)
  • Foundation Scotland · £1,715

Most recent

  • Postcode Animal Trust £33,0002025-10-17
  • Postcode Animal Trust £50,0002024-11-25
  • Postcode Animal Trust £50,0002023-11-29
  • Postcode Animal Trust £50,0002022-11-07
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig £5,0002018-03-16
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.

11 directors on the board

6.4y median 2.8y
average tenure
27.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Arts and leisure 2Education 1Finance 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC172338
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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