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Wigtown Festival Company

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

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Previous officers 39

  1. Karena Carden 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Edward Harry Hocknell 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Shaun Dennis Bythell 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Bethany Sarah Goodyear 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Dr Gerrard Lewis Hassan 2022-2023 Director View profile
  6. Nicola Wood 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Christine Nyland 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. Marjorie Lotfi Gill 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Beth Cochrane 2018-2023 Director View profile
  10. Ruth Anne Anderson 2018-2020 Director View profile
  11. Philippa Katie Cochrane 2018-2024 Director View profile
  12. Anne Tristine Nguyen 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Roderick Stokes Pryde 2016-2018 Director View profile
  14. Simon Alexander Leslie 2016-2022 Director View profile
  15. Mary Alison Heather Nicholson 2016-2020 Director View profile
  16. Professor Michael Andrew Smith 2015-2021 Director View profile
  17. Michael Harry Mccreath 2013-2021 Director View profile
  18. George Frank Moore 2012-2020 Director View profile
  19. Lady Laura Cicely Sinclair 2012-2017 Director View profile
  20. Susan Douglas-Scott CBE 2011-2015 Director View profile
  21. Beverley Chadband 2010-2015 Director View profile
  22. Joyce Young Cochrane 2010-2020 Director View profile
  23. Catriona Mary Elizabeth Wilson 2009-2021 Director View profile
  24. James Allan Stuart Little 2009-2012 Director View profile
  25. Stewart Walter Henderson 2008-2011 Director View profile
  26. Professor Edward James Cowan 2008-2018 Director View profile
  27. Adrian Brian Turpin 2008-2008 Director View profile
  28. Fraser Sanderson 2008-2015 Director View profile
  29. Ian Charles Christian Ribbens 2008-2020 Director View profile
  30. Anne Hutcheon Brown 2007-2021 Director View profile
  31. Katherine Angela Mary Everitt 2007-2010 Director View profile
  32. Thomas Campbell Pow 2007-2009 Director View profile
  33. Alexandra Mcdowall 2007-2024 Director View profile
  34. Alastair Reid 2007-2012 Director View profile
  35. Emily Julia Stair 2007-2012 Director View profile
  36. John Walker Hunter 2007-2009 Director View profile
  37. Anne Elizabeth Barclay 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  38. George Frank Moore 2014-2019 Secretary View profile
  39. Anne Elizabeth Barclay 2008-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/02/2007

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.

  • George Frank Moore ceased 2019-02-27
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Wigtown Festival Company is controlled by George Frank Moore
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-30, ceased 2019-02-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by George Frank Moore.

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

8 grants · £68,855 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 · £68,855 (8 grants)

Most recent

  • Foundation Scotland £5002025-04-14
  • Foundation Scotland £7,3502024-04-18
  • Foundation Scotland £4,9502023-08-22
  • Foundation Scotland £20,0002022-05-13
  • Foundation Scotland £9,7302021-09-08
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

2.6y median 2.3y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Arts and leisure 1Other services 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
SC317495
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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