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Advocacy Service Aberdeen (A.S.A.)
Advocacy Service Aberdeen (A.S.A.) is an active UK company (number SC190114), incorporated 1998, with 7 current directors including Caitlin Ann Sutherland-Leitch and Fiona Young. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Caitlin Ann Sutherland-LeitchDirector · since 2025
- Fiona YoungDirector · since 2024
- Angela Marie ForbesDirector · since 2020
- Donna MacleanDirector · since 2019
- Derek John KingDirector · since 2018
- Clare Teresa LaiDirector · since 1998
- Patricia RobinsDirector · since 1998
- Kevin Robert McbeathSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers 30
- Dr Emma Berry 2025-2026 View profile
- Anna Mackay 2023-2025 View profile
- Victoria Anne Mcnab 2019-2021 View profile
- James Cook 2017-2019 View profile
- Antonio Joaquin Ong Gonzalez 2017-2024 View profile
- Kirsten Mckinnon 2012-2022 View profile
- Jacqueline Mackay 2011-2017 View profile
- Sheila Still 2006-2006 View profile
- Dr Prasanna Chandra Gautam 2006-2013 View profile
- James Currie 2006-2008 View profile
- Susan Patricia Barnard 2005-2023 View profile
- Donald Edward Humphrey 2005-2015 View profile
- Donald Alastair Ross 2004-2016 View profile
- Gwen Currie 2004-2005 View profile
- Dr Robin Nigel Jackson 2003-2005 View profile
- Anita Mary Humphrey 2003-2020 View profile
- Margaret Mary Macpherson 2002-2010 View profile
- Sheila Agnes Benzie 2001-2003 View profile
- Jane Livingston 2000-2002 View profile
- Rosemary Nicol 2000-2001 View profile
- Deborah Baillie 2000-2003 View profile
- Susanna Paterson 1999-2000 View profile
- Alexander Bruce 1999-2000 View profile
- Robert Mackay 1998-2004 View profile
- Margaret Anne Palmer 1998-1999 View profile
- Peter Blackledge 1998-2003 View profile
- Kathleen Longmuir 1998-1999 View profile
- Elizabeth A Doherty 1998-2000 View profile
- Laura Margaret Maclean 1998-2000 View profile
- Angela Marie Forbes 1998-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/10/1998
Grants received
8 grants · £783,117 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
- Henry Smith Foundation · £317,500 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £250,715 (2 grants)
- Inspiring Scotland · £187,663
- Foundation Scotland · £27,239
Most recent
- Inspiring Scotland
- 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.
7 directors on the board
- Clare Teresa Lai Director · appointed 1998
- Angela Marie Forbes Director · appointed 2020
- Donna Maclean Director · appointed 2019
- Derek John King Director · appointed 2018
- Patricia Robins Director · appointed 1998
- Fiona Young Director · appointed 2024
- Caitlin Ann Sutherland-Leitch Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Clare Teresa Lai Director · appointed 1998
- Donna Maclean Director · appointed 2019
- Derek John King Director · appointed 2018
- Patricia Robins Director · appointed 1998
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Angela Marie Forbes Director · appointed 2020
- Donna Maclean Director · appointed 2019
- Derek John King Director · appointed 2018
- Patricia Robins Director · appointed 1998
- Fiona Young Director · appointed 2024
- Caitlin Ann Sutherland-Leitch Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Clare Teresa Lai Director · appointed 1998
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Emma Berry Director · appointed 2025 · 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC190114
- 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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