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Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services

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

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Previous officers 43

  1. Graeme Reekie 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Derek William Feeley 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Claire Patricia Jane Cairns 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Judith Adela Tait 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Helen Happer 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Dr George Varghese Palattiyil 2020-2024 Director View profile
  7. Dr Jim Elder-Woodward 2018-2023 Director View profile
  8. Robert David Parry 2018-2020 Director View profile
  9. Rami Okasha 2018-2018 Director View profile
  10. Elaine Torrance 2017-2020 Director View profile
  11. Suzanne Mei-Ling Munday 2017-2017 Director View profile
  12. Karen Reid 2016-2018 Director View profile
  13. David Paul Wiseman 2016-2016 Director View profile
  14. Timothy John Eltringham 2015-2023 Director View profile
  15. Dr Donald Macaskill 2015-2022 Director View profile
  16. Amanda Kate Britain 2015-2023 Director View profile
  17. Neil Thomas Quinn 2015-2022 Director View profile
  18. Claire Carpenter 2015-2016 Director View profile
  19. Martin Richard Cawley 2015-2024 Director View profile
  20. Andrea Lynne Wood 2015-2023 Director View profile
  21. Peter John Macleod 2014-2020 Director View profile
  22. Margot Janet White 2014-2014 Director View profile
  23. Professor Irene Mcara-Mcwilliam 2012-2016 Director View profile
  24. David Alexander Rennie 2011-2016 Director View profile
  25. Hugh Carswell 2011-2012 Director View profile
  26. Eleanor Neave Harris 2011-2013 Director View profile
  27. Anna Gwen Fowlie 2010-2017 Director View profile
  28. Rory Hair 2008-2009 Director View profile
  29. Prof Victoria Bruce 2007-2008 Director View profile
  30. Gillian Anne Ottley 2007-2011 Director View profile
  31. Dr James Ian Elder-Woodward 2007-2017 Director View profile
  32. David Hume 2007-2013 Director View profile
  33. Carol Margaret Long 2007-2011 Director View profile
  34. Colin Douglas Mackenzie 2007-2010 Director View profile
  35. Jim Watt 2007-2009 Director View profile
  36. Professor Andrew John Kendrick 2007-2015 Director View profile
  37. Professor Pamela Ann Gillies 2006-2008 Director View profile
  38. Dr Iain Stanley Ovens 2006-2010 Director View profile
  39. Alexander Cameron 2006-2014 Director View profile
  40. Harper Macleod LLP 2018-2022 Corporate-secretary View profile
  41. Madeleine Rose Ross 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  42. Thorntons LAW LLP 2009-2014 Corporate-secretary View profile
  43. Karen Ann Anderson 2006-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/12/2006

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.

  • Robert David Parry ceased 2017-05-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-05-02 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Dee Fraser ceased 2024-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2020-11-26

Group

  1. Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services is controlled by Robert David Parry
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-05-02, ceased 2017-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robert David Parry.

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

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.

12 directors on the board

2.1y median 1.6y
average tenure
6.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Education 2Other 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC313740
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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