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Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Yat (Ada) LawDirector · since 2026
- Katrina FaccendaDirector · since 2026
- Lesley Adelaide HindsDirector · since 2024
- Saad NazirDirector · since 2024
- Dr Kiran SachaneDirector · since 2024
- Mahmood Rajah KhanDirector · since 2023
- Mohammed Shahid RiazDirector · since 2019
- Irina LazarenkoDirector · since 2012
- Azra Sharif-QayyumDirector · since 2011
- Ehtisham Ullah Shami KhanDirector · since 1999
- Rajnish SinghSecretary · since 2016
- Foysol Hussain ChoudhurySecretary · since 1998
Previous officers 55
- Savita Purran 2024-2025 View profile
- Rana Shams 2020-2025 View profile
- Irshad Ahmad 2018-2023 View profile
- Jessica Zonghong Yang 2018-2026 View profile
- Magdalena Sajnaga 2017-2023 View profile
- Neena Agarwal 2016-2017 View profile
- Abekhe, Edmund, Pastor 2012-2013 View profile
- John, Carl, Councillor 2012-2026 View profile
- Melanie Vanita Maria Beaumont 2012-2018 View profile
- Jing Si 2012-2013 View profile
- Dr Rebekah Ruth Gronowski 2012-2012 View profile
- Margaret Jane Quilietti 2012-2013 View profile
- David Ng Hop 2012-2015 View profile
- Maggie Morrison 2011-2012 View profile
- Olusegun Akintola 2011-2012 View profile
- Shamylla Syed 2011-2013 View profile
- Tamara Tamala Orline Mhura 2010-2011 View profile
- Noonu Miah 2009-2012 View profile
- Rev Dr John Christopher Wigglesworth 2009-2017 View profile
- Kamaljit Kaur 2008-2009 View profile
- Neeru Bhatnagar 2008-2010 View profile
- Ijaz Nazir 2007-2020 View profile
- Ishrat Sharif 2007-2012 View profile
- Parmjit Kaur Singh 2007-2016 View profile
- Indleeb Shaeen Walayat 2006-2007 View profile
- Van Ngoc Dundas 2005-2006 View profile
- Suzanne Mei-Ling Munday 2005-2008 View profile
- Girijamba Polubothu 2004-2005 View profile
- Chaudhry, Mohamed Amjad, Mr. 2004-2018 View profile
- Prof Brajraman Prasad Sinha 2004-2009 View profile
- Shah Noor Chowdhury 2004-2009 View profile
- Trishna Singh 2004-2005 View profile
- Hilary Emma Jane Crawshaw 2004-2007 View profile
- Selma Rahman 2003-2004 View profile
- Dinesh Kantilal Joshi 2003-2004 View profile
- Nahid Akhtar Aslam 2003-2004 View profile
- Masud Majeed Khan 2003-2004 View profile
- Mark Kennedy 2003-2006 View profile
- Shaheen Unis 2003-2005 View profile
- Nada Nicola Hudson 2001-2002 View profile
- Gloria Jeffery 2001-2003 View profile
- Anne Munnoch 2000-2003 View profile
- Michael Walter Freudenberg 2000-2002 View profile
- Daniel Onifade 1999-2002 View profile
- Tesfahun Gessesse 1999-2003 View profile
- Rohini Sharma Joshi 1998-2004 View profile
- Professor Sir Godfrey Henry Palmer 1998-2001 View profile
- Satnam Singh 1998-2000 View profile
- Jacinta Barker 1998-1999 View profile
- Dr Narud Fondar 1998-1999 View profile
- John Andrew Crichton 1998-1999 View profile
- Mohammed Amjad Chaudhry 2008-2016 View profile
- Narinder Kumar Sood 2004-2010 View profile
- Steven John Kent 2004-2007 View profile
- Alastair George Christie 1998-1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 27/02/1998
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.
- Foysol Hussain Choudhury
significant influence · notified 2019-01-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council Limited
is controlled by Foysol Hussain Choudhury
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2019-01-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Foysol Hussain Choudhury.
2 other companies 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
15 grants · £748,490 total360Giving 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 · £747,479 (14 grants)
- Department for Work and Pensions · £1,011
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Mahmood Rajah Khan Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Kiran Sachane Director · appointed 2024
- Ehtisham Ullah Shami Khan Director · appointed 1999
- Lesley Adelaide Hinds Director · appointed 2024
- Irina Lazarenko Director · appointed 2012
- Yat (Ada) Law Director · appointed 2026
- Azra Sharif-Qayyum Director · appointed 2011
- Saad Nazir Director · appointed 2024
- Mohammed Shahid Riaz Director · appointed 2019
- Katrina Faccenda Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Ehtisham Ullah Shami Khan Director · appointed 1999
- Irina Lazarenko Director · appointed 2012
- Azra Sharif-Qayyum Director · appointed 2011
- Mohammed Shahid Riaz Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Mahmood Rajah Khan Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Kiran Sachane Director · appointed 2024
- Ehtisham Ullah Shami Khan Director · appointed 1999
- Irina Lazarenko Director · appointed 2012
- Yat (Ada) Law Director · appointed 2026
- Katrina Faccenda Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (4)
- Lesley Adelaide Hinds Director · appointed 2024
- Azra Sharif-Qayyum Director · appointed 2011
- Saad Nazir Director · appointed 2024
- Mohammed Shahid Riaz Director · appointed 2019
Left in the last 12 months
- Savita Purran Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
- Jessica Zonghong Yang Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
- Rana Shams Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- John, Carl, Councillor Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- SC183419
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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