The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Bethany Christian Trust

Company SC228528 Active

Scottish charity SC003783, registered with OSCR · income £9,733,443 · City of Edinburgh

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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

5.3y median 5.5y
average tenure
10.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (9)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Retail and trade 9Finance 2Education 1Health and social care 1Hospitality 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.

Related organisations

Connected through a shared director

Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

NumberSC228528
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated26/02/2002
Address65 BONNINGTON ROAD, EDINBURGH, EH6 5JQ
Accounts next due31/12/2026
Accounts last made up31/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

96090 - Other service activities n.e.c.

Ownership - persons with significant control (0)

No persons with significant control recorded.

Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.

Trustees (11)

  • Lazonby, Norman Anderson director · since 2026
  • Macneill, Colin James director · since 2025
  • Lamont, Derek, Reverend director · since 2024
  • Otoo, Adom director · since 2024
  • Lyall, Ian James Graeme director · since 2021
  • Gillespie, Sofie Victoria Gwenda director · since 2020
  • Ratter, Joanne Roberta, Dr director · since 2020
  • Bennett, Alasdair secretary · since 2018
  • Hesketh, Mark director · since 2017
  • Maccallum, Sonia, Dr director · since 2016
  • Walker, Catherine Ruth director · since 2016

A charitable company's trustees are its directors on the Companies House record. Current board shown.

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