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Play Scotland

Play Scotland is an active UK company (number SC197785), incorporated 1999, with 11 current directors including Ewajesu Opeyemi Okewumi and Susan Jane Mcghee. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 52

  1. Joyce Leslie 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Colin Paterson Rennie 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Dr Sukanya Krishnamurthy 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Dr Jenny Wood 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Paul Gallacher 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Dr Jonathan Robert Sykes 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Dr Fiona Karen Munro 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. Kathryn Alison Macdonald 2014-2017 Director View profile
  9. Sue Palmer 2009-2014 Director View profile
  10. John Paul Cleary 2009-2025 Director View profile
  11. Ross David Dunn 2009-2019 Director View profile
  12. Dr Susan Elsley 2008-2014 Director View profile
  13. Harold Harbottle 2008-2019 Director View profile
  14. Deborah De Voy Willett 2008-2013 Director View profile
  15. Malina Louise Macdonald 2008-2009 Director View profile
  16. Dr Simon Knight 2008-2019 Director View profile
  17. Paul Joseph Witcombe 2006-2008 Director View profile
  18. Dr John Holland Mckendrick 2006-2017 Director View profile
  19. Philip Reid Ford 2006-2008 Director View profile
  20. Mair Denise Harvard 2006-2009 Director View profile
  21. Andrea Marie Mcmillan 2006-2014 Director View profile
  22. Tammy Devlin 2005-2012 Director View profile
  23. James Esslemont Duncun 2005-2006 Director View profile
  24. Kenneth William Abbott 2005-2008 Director View profile
  25. Alexandra Rodden 2004-2006 Director View profile
  26. Kathleen Armstrong 2004-2005 Director View profile
  27. Joyce Morgan 2003-2005 Director View profile
  28. Fionna Hannah 2003-2005 Director View profile
  29. Lillian Elizabeth Burnett 2003-2008 Director View profile
  30. Janice Louise Gordon 2002-2006 Director View profile
  31. Janice Louise Simpson 2002-2006 Director View profile
  32. Storm Evans 2002-2003 Director View profile
  33. Margaret Rose Westwood 2001-2009 Director View profile
  34. Sandra Fulton Tucker 2001-2003 Director View profile
  35. Ann Walsh 2000-2004 Director View profile
  36. Sandra Ann Mousdale 2000-2002 Director View profile
  37. James Dixon 2000-2002 Director View profile
  38. Rognvald Davidson Tulloch 2000-2006 Director View profile
  39. Alan Aithie 2000-2010 Director View profile
  40. Helen Jane Smout 2000-2002 Director View profile
  41. Joan Irene Beattie 1999-2006 Director View profile
  42. David Reynolds 1999-2000 Director View profile
  43. Helen Margaret Campbell 1999-1999 Director View profile
  44. Hugo William Whitaker 1999-2002 Director View profile
  45. Nancy Lilias Genevieve Ovens 1999-2002 Director View profile
  46. Stephanie Anne Harris 1999-2006 Director View profile
  47. Louise Mckie 2017-2021 Secretary View profile
  48. Gary Love 2005-2012 Secretary View profile
  49. Judith Savin 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  50. Terence Dennis Harding 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  51. Alan Tait Rees 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  52. Sheila Catherine Mathieson 1999-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/07/1999

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • John Paul Cleary ceased 2019-07-08
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Harold Harbottle ceased 2019-07-08
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kathryn Alison Macdonald ceased 2019-07-08
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Play Scotland is controlled by John Paul Cleary
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-07-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Paul Cleary.

4 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

4 grants · £48,672 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

  • Inspiring Scotland · £28,672 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Inspiring Scotland £13,5822025-05-27
  • Inspiring Scotland £15,0912024-04-12
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002007-10-05
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002007-10-05
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.

11 directors on the board

4.4y median 4.5y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 2Business services 1Education 1Tech and media 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC197785
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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