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Ability Shetland LTD

Ability Shetland LTD is an active UK company (number SC211924), incorporated 2000, with 10 current directors including Fiona Nicolson and Avril Starmore. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 39

  1. Sophie Moar 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Brynn Hauxwell 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Douglas Leask 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Jolene Leftwich 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Heather Macbeath 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Brian John Dalziel 2018-2022 Director View profile
  7. Wendy Sinclair 2018-2019 Director View profile
  8. Jerry Fraser Edwards 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Paul Simon Glover 2018-2019 Director View profile
  10. Eleanor Catherine Jane Robertson 2016-2021 Director View profile
  11. Wilma Ann Sim 2016-2018 Director View profile
  12. George Chalmers Mcghee 2015-2022 Director View profile
  13. Kenneth Groat 2015-2016 Director View profile
  14. James William Ridland 2014-2015 Director View profile
  15. Catherine Buchanan Willn 2011-2013 Director View profile
  16. Sheila Jamieson 2011-2019 Director View profile
  17. David Eva 2009-2019 Director View profile
  18. Alexander Bruce Peterson 2009-2020 Director View profile
  19. Rev Alice Harkins Kirkpatrick 2007-2014 Director View profile
  20. John Butler 2007-2014 Director View profile
  21. Gill Hession 2007-2009 Director View profile
  22. Thomas Henry Herridge 2005-2006 Director View profile
  23. Mary Williamson 2005-2013 Director View profile
  24. Sharon Groat 2005-2006 Director View profile
  25. May Wiseman 2004-2005 Director View profile
  26. John Gear Hunter 2003-2006 Director View profile
  27. Cecil Burgess Eunson 2003-2007 Director View profile
  28. Doreen Jennie Henderson 2001-2004 Director View profile
  29. Kenneth Thomson Crossan 2001-2008 Director View profile
  30. James Arthur Watt 2000-2001 Director View profile
  31. Ian Charles Merle 2000-2001 Director View profile
  32. Iain Leask 2000-2023 Director View profile
  33. Lyn Jenkins 2000-2002 Director View profile
  34. George Robert Leslie 2000-2001 Director View profile
  35. Joyce Henderson 2000-2021 Director View profile
  36. Andrew Barclay 2000-2003 Director View profile
  37. Bessie Creighton Hendry 2000-2002 Director View profile
  38. John Nicolson Hunter 2000-2009 Secretary View profile
  39. Margaret Robertson 2000-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/10/2000

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • May Macdonald
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-11-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David James Gardner
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2023-09-26 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Eleanor Catherine Jane Robertson ceased 2021-09-15
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-09-26
  • George Chalmers Mcghee ceased 2022-09-12
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-10-12

Group

  1. Ability Shetland LTD is controlled by May Macdonald
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-11-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by May Macdonald.

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

11 grants · £620,302 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £526,986 (6 grants)
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £55,061 (2 grants)
  • Inspiring Scotland · £31,585
  • People's Health Trust · £5,654
  • Foundation Scotland · £1,016

Most recent

  • Inspiring Scotland £31,5852026-03-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £14,8252025-10-17
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £135,4802024-06-18
  • People's Health Trust £5,6542023-08-02
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust £43,0092023-05-25
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

3.8y median 3.5y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

1
also govern a charity
2
left in the last 12 months

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
SC211924
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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