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The R&A Foundation

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 27

  1. Toby Richard Shannon 2020–2024 Director View profile
  2. Claire Dowling 2019–2023 Director View profile
  3. Charles Philip Harrison 2016–2020 Director View profile
  4. George Macgregor 2015–2025 Director View profile
  5. Martin Richard Slumbers 2015–2024 Director View profile
  6. Roger William Devlin 2015–2019 Director View profile
  7. Donald Ian Turner 2013–2016 Director View profile
  8. Graham Cochrane 2012–2016 Director View profile
  9. Nigel Mervyn Sutherland Rich 2012–2015 Director View profile
  10. Hamish Martin John Ritchie 2010–2015 Director View profile
  11. Kenneth Douglas Schofield 2010–2012 Director View profile
  12. Ronald George Hanna 2009–2013 Director View profile
  13. Peter William John Greenhough 2008–2012 Director View profile
  14. Arthur Macgregor Morris 2008–2009 Director View profile
  15. Keith Harry Hodgkinson 2007–2010 Director View profile
  16. John Charles Beharrell 2006–2010 Director View profile
  17. Geoffrey Conway Marks 2005–2008 Director View profile
  18. Robert Mitchel Webb 2004–2008 Director View profile
  19. Allan Graham Gormly 2003–2005 Director View profile
  20. Noel Melville Stephens 2003–2005 Director View profile
  21. Peter Dawson 2003–2015 Director View profile
  22. Michael Francis Attenborough 2003–2006 Director View profile
  23. John Macleod Goodwin 2003–2004 Director View profile
  24. Iain Maury Campbell Meiklejohn 2003–2003 Director View profile
  25. John Fraser Murray 2012–2023 Secretary View profile
  26. Mark Timothy Dobell 2003–2012 Secretary View profile
  27. Charlotte Secretaries Limited 2003–2003 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/04/2003

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. The R&A Foundation is controlled by R&A Trust Company (NO.2) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by R&A Trust Company (NO.2) Limited.

3 other companies 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.

Board analysis for researchers

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

3.2y median 1.6y
average tenure
14.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Professional services 8Arts and leisure 6Finance 4Business services 2Hospitality 2Construction 1Manufacturing 1Other 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC247050
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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