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The Scottish Cancer Foundation

Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Malcolm George Chisholm 2017–2025 Director View profile
  2. Farhat Vanessa Nasim Din 2017–2023 Director View profile
  3. Bryan Christie 2013–2026 Director View profile
  4. Professor Massimo Pignatelli 2012–2014 Director View profile
  5. Professor Olivier James Garden 2011–2023 Director View profile
  6. Dobson, Hilary, Doctor 2009–2017 Director View profile
  7. Professor Nicol Keith 2009–2010 Director View profile
  8. Professor Alastair Thompson 2006–2014 Director View profile
  9. Professor Robert Brown 2006–2008 Director View profile
  10. Smyth, John Fletcher, Emeritus Professor 2005–2011 Director View profile
  11. Professor Michael Christopher Steel 2005–2020 Director View profile
  12. Professor Paul Robert Harrison 2002–2009 Director View profile
  13. Archibald Sinclair Hunter 2002–2015 Director View profile
  14. Professor John Anthony Wyke 2001–2016 Director View profile
  15. James Bain Simpson 2000–2002 Director View profile
  16. Sir Lewis Robertson 2000–2006 Director View profile
  17. Sir Andrew Cubie 1999–2025 Director View profile
  18. Professor David Craig Carter 1999–2011 Director View profile
  19. Sir William Duncan Paterson Stewart 1999–2002 Director View profile
  20. Lady Sheena Sutherland 1999–2006 Director View profile
  21. Professor Henry John Evans 1998–2008 Director View profile
  22. Professor Sir Andrew Patrick Mcewen Forrest 1998–2009 Director View profile
  23. Queensferry Square Limited 2007–2016 Corporate-secretary View profile
  24. Queensferry Secretaries Limited 1998–2007 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/09/1998
Board analysis for researchers

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.

8 directors on the board

12.6y median 13.9y
average tenure
19.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Health and social care 3Education 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC189859
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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