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Whale, the Arts Agency

Whale, the Arts Agency is an active UK company (number SC180118), incorporated 1997, with 7 current directors including Barbara Markiwicz and Evelyn Dunlop. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 72

  1. Min Leng 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Euan Alasdair Maclean 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Ross Peter Pietruszka Campbell 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Violet Emily Stevenson 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Kenneth Fowler 2019-2023 Director View profile
  6. Jade Hazel Jackson 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Gordon Mcniven 2019-2024 Director View profile
  8. Charlotte Emily Binstead 2019-2023 Director View profile
  9. Denise Kay Young 2019-2021 Director View profile
  10. Jean Munro 2018-2019 Director View profile
  11. Susan Barbara Christina Gibson 2016-2021 Director View profile
  12. Margaret Helen Stewart 2016-2018 Director View profile
  13. Kenneth Newey 2015-2017 Director View profile
  14. Elaine Gorman 2015-2017 Director View profile
  15. Martin Douglas Pringle 2014-2018 Director View profile
  16. Kerry Mcdonald 2014-2015 Director View profile
  17. James Stuart Grant Williams 2013-2022 Director View profile
  18. Lorraine Johnston 2013-2020 Director View profile
  19. Alastair Kirkness Wood 2012-2014 Director View profile
  20. Doris Brown 2011-2016 Director View profile
  21. Elizabeth Anne Jamieson 2011-2015 Director View profile
  22. Thomas Jamieson 2011-2015 Director View profile
  23. Lynn Isabel Wilson 2011-2012 Director View profile
  24. Stewart Murray Gabriel 2011-2012 Director View profile
  25. David Alexander Corcoran 2010-2017 Director View profile
  26. Joanna Louise Brady 2010-2012 Director View profile
  27. Anne Roberts 2009-2011 Director View profile
  28. Michelle Herron 2009-2020 Director View profile
  29. Morag Campbell 2008-2010 Director View profile
  30. Dr Colin Faulkner 2008-2010 Director View profile
  31. Norman Graham Craig 2008-2013 Director View profile
  32. Katherine Bowling 2008-2009 Director View profile
  33. George Wilson 2008-2010 Director View profile
  34. Elaine Handley 2007-2008 Director View profile
  35. Martin Cannon 2007-2008 Director View profile
  36. Brian James Fotheringham 2007-2013 Director View profile
  37. Timothy James Whittam Hartley 2006-2007 Director View profile
  38. Jason Alexander Maver Imrie 2005-2006 Director View profile
  39. Laura Hansen 2005-2007 Director View profile
  40. William Robertson 2004-2006 Director View profile
  41. Heather Catherine Dalgleish 2004-2006 Director View profile
  42. Gail English 2004-2006 Director View profile
  43. Robin Charles Moreton Harper 2004-2008 Director View profile
  44. Subhi Hashwa 2003-2006 Director View profile
  45. John James Macmillan 2003-2004 Director View profile
  46. Diane Lynn Atkinson 2002-2004 Director View profile
  47. David Scott Johnston 2001-2003 Director View profile
  48. Lisa Huckle 2001-2002 Director View profile
  49. Thomas Mitchell Brash 2001-2002 Director View profile
  50. Anthony Paul Brannigan 2001-2003 Director View profile
  51. Arabella Elizabeth Velasco 2000-2001 Director View profile
  52. Stephen Johnston 1999-2001 Director View profile
  53. Anne Windram 1999-2001 Director View profile
  54. William Ferguson 1999-2001 Director View profile
  55. Peter Gregson 1999-2001 Director View profile
  56. Iain William Bunt 1998-2001 Director View profile
  57. Craig Clark Maclean 1998-1999 Director View profile
  58. Douglas Stuart Mackinnon 1998-2006 Director View profile
  59. Brigitte Maria Wilson 1998-1999 Director View profile
  60. Alan Brian Ward 1998-1998 Director View profile
  61. William Charles David Bell Winton 1998-2006 Director View profile
  62. Agnes Crane Noble 1998-1998 Director View profile
  63. Catherine Smith 1998-1998 Director View profile
  64. Robert Arthur Williamson 1998-2001 Director View profile
  65. Gordon George Sanderson 1998-1998 Director View profile
  66. Anne Maudchester Wiley 1998-1999 Director View profile
  67. Jennifer Mairi Macdonald 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  68. Gary Stewart 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  69. Margaret Findlay 2003-2005 Secretary View profile
  70. Philip John Denning 1999-2002 Secretary View profile
  71. Morag Eilidh Donnachie 1998-2003 Secretary View profile
  72. Anne Louise Denholm 1998-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/10/1997

Grants received

13 grants · £717,116 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 · £562,643 (7 grants)
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £120,335 (4 grants)
  • People's Postcode Trust · £20,500
  • People's Health Trust · £13,638

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £241,1412026-03-25
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust £36,0002023-11-23
  • People's Postcode Trust £20,5002023-11-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £149,1062021-03-26
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust £35,0002020-05-27
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

3.5y median 3.4y
average tenure
6.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Property 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

  • 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
SC180118
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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