Skip to content
Governance Register

Company

The Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation

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

Network

The large node is The Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. David William Young 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Caroline Mansley 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Professor Richard Andrew Williams 2021-2026 Director View profile
  4. Helen Sayles 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Graeme Bissett 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Colin Dugaid Robertson 2020-2025 Director View profile
  7. John Christopher Phelps Sheldon 2018-2025 Director View profile
  8. Colette Mary Grant 2017-2017 Director View profile
  9. John Gerrard Watson 2017-2024 Director View profile
  10. Joan Kathleen Stringer 2016-2024 Director View profile
  11. Vincent Connor 2016-2020 Director View profile
  12. Eilidh Catriona Dillon 2015-2020 Director View profile
  13. Derek Stuart Blackwood 2014-2017 Director View profile
  14. Mark William Simmers 2013-2024 Director View profile
  15. Donald Macleod 2013-2014 Director View profile
  16. Professor Sir Charles Peter Downes 2013-2021 Director View profile
  17. Alan Mcfarlane 2010-2014 Director View profile
  18. Brian Aitchison 2010-2020 Director View profile
  19. Peter Julian Lederer 2009-2014 Director View profile
  20. Ian Cleland Ritchie 2009-2017 Director View profile
  21. Professor Pamela Ann Gillies 2008-2012 Director View profile
  22. David James Sibbald 2008-2009 Director View profile
  23. Crawford Scott Gillies 2007-2009 Director View profile
  24. Mark Robert Bamforth 2007-2024 Director View profile
  25. Helen Elizabeth Russell Sayles 2007-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
25/10/2007

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

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 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

2.5y median 2.1y
average tenure
6.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (8)

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.

Business services 17Other services 8Professional services 6Finance 5Retail and trade 4Tech and media 3Property 2Arts and leisure 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC332951
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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data