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Home-Start Aberdeen

Home-Start Aberdeen is an active UK company (number SC280851), incorporated 2005, with 7 current directors including Caroline Harwood and Laura Mearns. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Maxine Donna Smith 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Wendy Elaine Macaulay 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Ann Slevin 2016-2020 Director View profile
  4. Penny Letts 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Ally Cartwright 2015-2022 Director View profile
  6. Catriona Lesley Melton 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Peter James Stephen 2013-2018 Director View profile
  8. Yvonne Elaine Bernard 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Graham Birnie 2012-2014 Director View profile
  10. Roberta Eunson 2011-2017 Director View profile
  11. Carol Page 2011-2013 Director View profile
  12. Yvonne Wright 2010-2024 Director View profile
  13. Kathleen Carmichael Mutch 2010-2011 Director View profile
  14. Julie Montgomery 2010-2014 Director View profile
  15. Mary Helen Christine Ross 2009-2013 Director View profile
  16. Teresa Lamb 2009-2010 Director View profile
  17. Carol Amy Mullineux Page 2009-2011 Director View profile
  18. Audrey Lawrence 2008-2012 Director View profile
  19. Roderick Alex Mcdermid 2008-2010 Director View profile
  20. Lawrence Lawson Mcallister 2005-2007 Director View profile
  21. Rachael Margaret Chan 2005-2006 Director View profile
  22. Heather Mcdonald 2005-2006 Director View profile
  23. Swift Incorporations Limited 2005-2005 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  24. Leslie Roberts 2005-2008 Director View profile
  25. Georgette Cobban 2014-2018 Secretary View profile
  26. Harry Yorston 2013-2018 Secretary View profile
  27. Helen Mary Ross 2007-2013 Secretary View profile
  28. Patricia Jardine 2005-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/03/2005

Grants received

20 grants · £903,143 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 · £596,033 (11 grants)
  • Inspiring Scotland · £159,109
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £65,000 (2 grants)
  • Foundation Scotland · £55,934 (4 grants)
  • BBC Children in Need · £27,067 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Foundation Scotland £2,4002025-04-16
  • Foundation Scotland £5002025-04-14
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £18,8592024-08-30
  • Inspiring Scotland £159,1092024-07-08
  • Foundation Scotland £45,0002024-04-10
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

5.8y median 4.9y
average tenure
14.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 2Manufacturing 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
SC280851
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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