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Scottish Seabird Centre Trading Limited

Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Fiona Ann Alder 2019-2021 Director View profile
  2. Susan Margaret Davies 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Elizabeth Thom 2016-2017 Director View profile
  4. Hamish Macandrew 2016-2023 Director View profile
  5. Diana Mary Murray 2013-2015 Director View profile
  6. David Michael Windmill 2012-2019 Director View profile
  7. Louise Presslie 2010-2017 Director View profile
  8. John Frank Stamford Pratt 2006-2014 Director View profile
  9. Alan Gordon Biggar 2006-2013 Director View profile
  10. Ian Gordon Falconer 2002-2006 Director View profile
  11. Sheana Mary Dryden 2001-2006 Director View profile
  12. John Armour Scott 2000-2002 Director View profile
  13. Tom Brock 2000-2018 Director View profile
  14. Colin James Shand 2000-2003 Director View profile
  15. Lyle David Crawford 2000-2011 Director View profile
  16. Rankin, Neil Erskine, Rear Admiral 1998-2012 Director View profile
  17. Hew Richard Hamilton Dalrymple Bt 1998-2001 Director View profile
  18. David Stewart Reith 1998-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores; Other food services
Incorporated
20/02/1998
Registered office
North Berwick

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.

Group

  1. Scottish Seabird Centre Trading Limited is controlled by Scottish Seabird Centre
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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 · £72,733 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 · £72,733 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £7,9602023-03-20
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £49,7732022-03-03
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,0002014-03-13
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002012-07-19
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.

4 directors on the board

4.5y median 4.1y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Arts and leisure 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

  • 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
SC183214
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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