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First Step Community Project

First Step Community Project is an active UK company (number SC194542), incorporated 1999, with 5 current directors including Rachael Margaret Melrose and Nicola Mcintosh. 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 35

  1. Alana Nunn 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Katherine Sangster 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Karin Dobbie 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Rachel Wales 2021-2026 Director View profile
  5. Claire Margaret Gillespie 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. Stephanie Esther Nicolson 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. William Mccarter 2018-2021 Director View profile
  8. Emma Sinclair-Whiting 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Douglas Hutton Cameron 2015-2018 Director View profile
  10. Sarah-Kate Herd 2015-2016 Director View profile
  11. Iain Alasdair Mcleod 2010-2015 Director View profile
  12. Alexander Ian Wood 2008-2010 Director View profile
  13. Barbara Anne Milne 2008-2024 Director View profile
  14. Lisa Waugh 2007-2007 Director View profile
  15. Julie Catherine Mcleod 2007-2008 Director View profile
  16. Lesley Claire Smith 2006-2008 Director View profile
  17. Martin Colin Shiel 2004-2006 Director View profile
  18. Joanne White 2004-2006 Director View profile
  19. Gavin George Whigham 2003-2004 Director View profile
  20. Gillian Crosbie Campbell 2003-2003 Director View profile
  21. Caroline Williamson 2002-2003 Director View profile
  22. Carolyn Sim 2002-2004 Director View profile
  23. Anthony Paul Larner 2001-2003 Director View profile
  24. Lorraine Jean Bryson 2000-2002 Director View profile
  25. Janet Cinningham 1999-2000 Director View profile
  26. Paule Ghislaine Tchamdjou 2023-2026 Secretary View profile
  27. Beatrice Mary Young 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  28. Eilidh Iona Watson 2017-2020 Secretary View profile
  29. Joanne Friend 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  30. Gillian Margaret Fordyce 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  31. Susan Elizabeth Harkins 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  32. Allie Cherry 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  33. Eilish Guy 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  34. Catherine Anne Carstairs 2000-2004 Secretary View profile
  35. Norma Todd Mckenna 1999-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/03/1999

Grants received

6 grants · £1,266,267 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

Most recent

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.

5 directors on the board

0.3y median 0y
average tenure
0.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Alana Nunn Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
  • Rachel Wales Director · appointed 2021 · 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.

Construction 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
SC194542
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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