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Royal Northern Countryside Initiative

Royal Northern Countryside Initiative is an active UK company (number SC234500), incorporated 2002, with 10 current directors including Lynsey Julia Thow and Laura Mary Macgillivray. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Robert Balfour Clunas 2017-2017 Director View profile
  2. Ellis Mutch 2017-2026 Director View profile
  3. Ewan Craig Johnston 2015-2021 Director View profile
  4. Rachel Anderson 2012-2018 Director View profile
  5. Allan Paterson 2012-2015 Director View profile
  6. Robert Andrew Bellfield 2009-2012 Director View profile
  7. David Finlay 2009-2012 Director View profile
  8. Jillian Catto 2008-2009 Director View profile
  9. Lesley Joyce Eaton 2007-2009 Director View profile
  10. Gordon Greive Murray 2006-2010 Director View profile
  11. Iain David Brown 2006-2010 Director View profile
  12. James Whiteford Arbuckle 2002-2008 Director View profile
  13. George Massie Skinner 2002-2013 Director View profile
  14. David John Martindale 2002-2007 Director View profile
  15. John Walton Miskelly 2002-2006 Director View profile
  16. Gavin Thomas Dick 2002-2005 Director View profile
  17. Ellis Alistair Mutch 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  18. Carla Coghlan 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  19. Alyson Cynthia Hunter 2002-2018 Secretary View profile
  20. Robert James Maitland 2002-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/07/2002

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Royal Northern Countryside Initiative is controlled by Rachel Leanne Turner
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-07-25, ceased 2017-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Rachel Leanne Turner.

1 other company in this group

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 · £500 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 · £500

Most recent

  • Foundation Scotland £5002018-09-24
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.

11 directors on the board

7.6y median 3.4y
average tenure
20.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Ellis Mutch Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2026

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.

Business services 1Education 1Professional services 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

  • 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
SC234500
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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