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Basics Scotland

Basics Scotland is an active UK company (number SC226924), incorporated 2002, with 7 current directors including Dr Simon James Willets and Martine Susan Scott. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 33

  1. Steven Alexander Short 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Dawn Tripp 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. David William Currie 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Alison Nancy Moggach 2017-2025 Director View profile
  5. Dr Luke Regan 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Dr Benjamin Price 2015-2016 Director View profile
  7. Paul Gowens 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. David Lee Bywater 2015-2020 Director View profile
  9. Stuart Swanson 2014-2019 Director View profile
  10. Dr Richard John Price 2013-2016 Director View profile
  11. Daniel Kerr 2012-2015 Director View profile
  12. Dr David Robert Hogg 2012-2015 Director View profile
  13. Dr Mark Benjamin Bloch 2012-2014 Director View profile
  14. Dr Michael Langran 2011-2014 Director View profile
  15. Dr Andrew Kendall Marsden 2011-2013 Director View profile
  16. Dr John Ferris 2011-2016 Director View profile
  17. Robert Graeme Ramage 2010-2012 Director View profile
  18. Dr James Colville Laird 2010-2012 Director View profile
  19. Dr Haldane Lindsay Maxwell 2009-2016 Director View profile
  20. Dr Bernard George Jones 2008-2010 Director View profile
  21. Dr Catrina Amy Hewitt 2008-2020 Director View profile
  22. Dr Iain David Mcnicol 2006-2008 Director View profile
  23. Dr Jamie Machugh 2005-2010 Director View profile
  24. Brian Carlin 2003-2009 Director View profile
  25. Laird, Colville, Doctor 2002-2010 Director View profile
  26. Dr Derek Pitcairn Anderson 2002-2004 Director View profile
  27. Dr John William Alexander Macdonald 2002-2004 Director View profile
  28. Malcolm William George Gordon 2002-2009 Director View profile
  29. Catrina Amy Hewitt 2009-2015 Secretary View profile
  30. John Andrew Hiscox 2008-2011 Secretary View profile
  31. Julie Watson 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  32. Gillian Fraser Kennedy 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  33. Dr Peter Arthur Joiner 2002-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/01/2002

Ownership

Owned by (10) 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.

  • Duncan Alexander Tripp
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Pritchard
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Martine Susan Scott
    significant influence · notified 2020-11-25
  • Dawn Hewat
    significant influence · notified 2020-11-25
  • David Lee Bywater ceased 2020-12-18
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Stuart Swanson ceased 2021-01-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Alison Nancy Moggach ceased 2025-09-22
    significant influence · notified 2017-09-30
  • David William Currie ceased 2023-09-09
    significant influence · notified 2019-09-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Dawn Tripp ceased 2023-09-09
    significant influence · notified 2020-11-25
  • Steven Alexander Short ceased 2025-09-22
    significant influence · notified 2023-09-09
  • Possible match - 8 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 8 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Basics Scotland is controlled by Duncan Alexander Tripp
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Duncan Alexander Tripp.

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

1 grant · £9,000 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 · £9,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0002014-03-26
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.

7 directors on the board

8y median 5.6y
average tenure
13.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

0
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
SC226924
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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