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Mearns Community Radio Limited

Mearns Community Radio Limited is an active UK company (number SC328252), incorporated 2007, with 6 current directors including Andrew George William Harding and Ronald Chisholm Kerr. 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 49

  1. Caroline Dalmon 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Brian Michael Davie 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Alasdair Jappy 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. John Anthony Springer 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Kieran Michael Smith 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Sheila Rose Hay 2018-2022 Director View profile
  7. David Alexander Nichol 2017-2022 Director View profile
  8. Joshua Falls 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Gillian Anne Thomson 2016-2018 Director View profile
  10. Paul Hazelle 2016-2017 Director View profile
  11. Daniel Veltman 2015-2018 Director View profile
  12. Kate Elizabeth Smith 2015-2017 Director View profile
  13. Lewis Andrew Michie 2015-2020 Director View profile
  14. Margaret Stewart Hodder 2014-2016 Director View profile
  15. Benjamin Newell 2014-2015 Director View profile
  16. William Styles 2014-2016 Director View profile
  17. David Graham 2014-2020 Director View profile
  18. David Neill 2014-2015 Director View profile
  19. Kirsty Duncan 2013-2014 Director View profile
  20. Robert David Thain 2013-2014 Director View profile
  21. Chris Holden 2013-2014 Director View profile
  22. Emily Esson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  23. Louisa Greenwell 2013-2016 Director View profile
  24. Graham Christieson 2013-2015 Director View profile
  25. Gavin Harper 2013-2025 Director View profile
  26. Greg William Hanson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  27. Michael Jonathon Smith 2012-2014 Director View profile
  28. Stewart Campbell 2012-2014 Director View profile
  29. Kenneth Hannan Cornet Venters 2012-2014 Director View profile
  30. Alan Richard Charles Sanderson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  31. Stephen John Holt 2011-2022 Director View profile
  32. Gordon Dunlop 2011-2012 Director View profile
  33. Raymond Christie 2011-2012 Director View profile
  34. George Brebner 2011-2012 Director View profile
  35. Douglas George Mckelvie 2011-2013 Director View profile
  36. Elaine May Smith 2011-2012 Director View profile
  37. William Barclay 2011-2011 Director View profile
  38. Thomas Macpherson 2011-2011 Director View profile
  39. Alan Craig 2011-2011 Director View profile
  40. Ian James Hunter 2011-2020 Director View profile
  41. Nigel Trevor Griffiths 2011-2011 Director View profile
  42. Scott Wallace 2011-2011 Director View profile
  43. Christine Ann Holt 2010-2013 Director View profile
  44. Scott David Leiper 2009-2010 Director View profile
  45. Ian James Stewart Miller 2009-2010 Director View profile
  46. Charles Henry Sands 2007-2011 Director View profile
  47. Lynne Kerr 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  48. Louise Cormack 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  49. Carolyn Venters 2011-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/07/2007

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Michael Smith
    significant influence · notified 2025-03-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Peter Dey Greig ceased 2022-05-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-07
  • Gavin Harper ceased 2025-03-23
    significant influence · notified 2022-04-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Alasdair Jappy ceased 2023-08-20
    significant influence · notified 2022-11-01

Group

  1. Mearns Community Radio Limited is controlled by Michael Smith
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2025-03-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Smith.

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

3 grants · £15,532 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 · £10,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,592
  • Foundation Scotland · £1,940

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £3,5922021-02-04
  • Foundation Scotland £1,9402020-05-18
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002019-10-21
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.

6 directors on the board

5.9y median 4.2y
average tenure
14.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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
SC328252
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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