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Venture Scotland

Venture Scotland is an active UK company (number SC216291), incorporated 2001, with 5 current directors including Paula Arthur and Rebecca Joanne Mackay Little. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 42

  1. Allan Beattie 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Karen Shaw 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Jennifer Elizabeth Peebles 2021-2026 Director View profile
  4. Andrea Michelle Powell 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Evelyn Margaret Simpson 2016-2024 Director View profile
  6. Jonathan Alexander Heggie 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Dr Isobel Lesley Freeman 2016-2022 Director View profile
  8. Steven Doherty 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Judith Isobel Mackinnon 2015-2020 Director View profile
  10. Gillian Catherine Rust 2015-2021 Director View profile
  11. Graeme Alexander Aithie 2015-2020 Director View profile
  12. Dan Whaley 2014-2017 Director View profile
  13. David Chalmers George Brackenridge 2013-2015 Director View profile
  14. Jenny Catherine Macdonald 2013-2016 Director View profile
  15. Anja Maria Balfour 2012-2017 Director View profile
  16. John Somers 2012-2012 Director View profile
  17. Teri Anne Wishart 2011-2012 Director View profile
  18. Geoffrey Stephen Pearson 2011-2011 Director View profile
  19. Ann Louise Landels 2011-2013 Director View profile
  20. Timothy James Randall 2011-2013 Director View profile
  21. Alison Denny 2009-2010 Director View profile
  22. Gillian Maureen Mcdiarmid 2009-2011 Director View profile
  23. Jean Sinclair Macnab 2009-2015 Director View profile
  24. Stuart William Marsden 2009-2016 Director View profile
  25. Andrew John Wadsworth 2009-2021 Director View profile
  26. Christopher James 2009-2010 Director View profile
  27. Alexander James Macdonald 2007-2011 Director View profile
  28. Jennifer Mary Ball 2006-2007 Director View profile
  29. Kate Dix 2005-2011 Director View profile
  30. Alistair Rutherford 2004-2005 Director View profile
  31. Brian Mckenna 2004-2010 Director View profile
  32. Moira Mcgregor 2003-2006 Director View profile
  33. Lesley Dorward 2003-2004 Director View profile
  34. Catriona Alice Torrance 2002-2003 Director View profile
  35. Euan Alasdair Maclean 2001-2003 Director View profile
  36. Ritchie Gavin Somerville 2001-2003 Director View profile
  37. Torquil Cramer 2001-2003 Director View profile
  38. Gillian Catherine Rust 2015-2021 Secretary View profile
  39. Margaret Elizabeth Fielding 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  40. Richard Andrew Cooke 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  41. Alasdair John Dunlop 2002-2005 Secretary View profile
  42. Fiona Mary Rose 2001-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/03/2001

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. Venture Scotland is controlled by David Chalmers George Brackenridge
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-11-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Chalmers George Brackenridge.

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 · £1,600,700 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 · £1,493,720 (8 grants)
  • Henry Smith Foundation · £90,000
  • Foundation Scotland · £16,980 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Foundation Scotland £15,0002021-11-30
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £100,5002021-11-16
  • Foundation Scotland £1,9802020-04-14
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £388,7452016-06-22
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £537,9002015-03-11
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

3.4y median 2.6y
average tenure
5.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

0
also govern a charity

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
SC216291
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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