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Answer Project

Answer Project is an active UK company (number SC212773), incorporated 2000, with 5 current directors including Helen Blair and Elsie Aitken. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 9

  1. Clare Cook 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Heather Gibb 2011-2014 Director View profile
  3. Julie Gilchrist 2009-2014 Director View profile
  4. Margaret Murray 2007-2017 Director View profile
  5. Rev Richard John Gilmour Darroch 2007-2010 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Roy 2007-2020 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Smith 2001-2015 Director View profile
  8. George Curle 2000-2014 Director View profile
  9. Sneddon & CO (Trustees) Limited 2000-2004 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/11/2000

Grants received

5 grants · £7,906 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

  • Foundation Scotland · £4,906 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £3,000

Most recent

  • Foundation Scotland £3502025-07-14
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,0002024-09-24
  • Foundation Scotland £6002020-01-10
  • Foundation Scotland £2,0002015-06-05
  • Foundation Scotland £1,9562014-06-19
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

10.5y median 9.1y
average tenure
20.1y
longest tenure

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

  • Clare Cook Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025

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 2Retail and trade 2Education 1Property 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC212773
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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