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Festivals Edinburgh Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Paul RiddDirector · since 2025
- Anthony LankesterDirector · since 2025
- Hassun El-ZafarDirector · since 2024
- Jason BarrettDirector · since 2024
- Jenny NivenDirector · since 2023
- Lesley DoughertyDirector · since 2023
- Kim Therese McaleeseDirector · since 2022
- Belinda Jane McelhinneyDirector · since 2021
- Fiona AlexanderDirector · since 2020
- Francesca HegyiDirector · since 2019
- Lorraine AndersonSecretary · since 2024
Previous officers 36
- Joan Parr 2022-2023 View profile
- Buster Howes 2020-2023 View profile
- Charles Browne Martin Wood 2018-2022 View profile
- Lillianne Janet Halfpenny 2017-2019 View profile
- Shona Mary Mccarthy 2016-2025 View profile
- Sophie Moxon 2015-2023 View profile
- Paul Fitzpatrick 2015-2020 View profile
- Peter Thomas Irvine 2013-2016 View profile
- Julie Patricia Weston 2013-2015 View profile
- Gary Stewart 2013-2014 View profile
- Sarah Jane Loveday 2013-2013 View profile
- Ken Stewart Hay 2013-2022 View profile
- Simon Martin Gage 2013-2024 View profile
- Christopher Reginald Purnell 2011-2016 View profile
- Allfrey, MBE, Henry David, Brigadier 2011-2020 View profile
- Sorcha Carey 2010-2022 View profile
- Hannah Jane Mcgill 2010-2010 View profile
- Andrew Nicholas Furneaux Coulton 2009-2013 View profile
- Tim Hawkins 2008-2009 View profile
- Hambleton, Qvrm, TD, Richard Clive, Colonel 2008-2013 View profile
- Liam Douglas Sinclair 2007-2010 View profile
- Fiona Mary Logue 2007-2012 View profile
- Joanne Susan Brown 2007-2010 View profile
- Antony Reekie 2007-2015 View profile
- Norman Ireland 2007-2010 View profile
- Jonathan David Morgan 2007-2008 View profile
- Roger David Lynas Spence 2007-2019 View profile
- Dr Donald Alexander Smith 2007-2026 View profile
- Virginia Atkinson 2007-2010 View profile
- Joanna Baker 2007-2018 View profile
- Kathleen Mary Mainland 2007-2016 View profile
- Reynard Nominees Limited 2007-2007 View profile
- Gary Stewart 2014-2024 View profile
- Faith Ann Liddell 2011-2014 View profile
- Sarah Jane Steven 2008-2011 View profile
- Amy Hannah Saunders 2007-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/10/2007
Grants received
3 grants · £1,189,999 total360Giving 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,000,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £140,000
- Spirit of 2012 · £49,999
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
10 directors on the board
- Lesley Dougherty Director · appointed 2023
- Jason Barrett Director · appointed 2024
- Jenny Niven Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Ridd Director · appointed 2025
- Kim Therese Mcaleese Director · appointed 2022
- Anthony Lankester Director · appointed 2025
- Hassun El-Zafar Director · appointed 2024
- Francesca Hegyi Director · appointed 2019
- Belinda Jane Mcelhinney Director · appointed 2021
- Fiona Alexander Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Francesca Hegyi Director · appointed 2019
- Fiona Alexander Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Jason Barrett Director · appointed 2024
- Jenny Niven Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Ridd Director · appointed 2025
- Hassun El-Zafar Director · appointed 2024
- Fiona Alexander Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (5)
- Lesley Dougherty Director · appointed 2023
- Kim Therese Mcaleese Director · appointed 2022
- Anthony Lankester Director · appointed 2025
- Francesca Hegyi Director · appointed 2019
- Belinda Jane Mcelhinney Director · appointed 2021
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Donald Alexander Smith Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- SC331673
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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