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Talk Matters
Talk Matters is an active UK company (number SC338099), incorporated 2008, with 5 current directors including Beth Ellen Armstead and Adeola Tolulope Ogunsi. 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 28
- John Noble Beckett 2026-2026 View profile
- Judith Anderson 2024-2026 View profile
- Rev Michael Alan Weaver 2020-2026 View profile
- Karen Walker 2020-2025 View profile
- Fiona Queen 2016-2021 View profile
- Claire Hilda Blanchflower 2016-2023 View profile
- Douglas Colin Moore 2012-2020 View profile
- Elizabeth Lloyd 2011-2013 View profile
- Rachel Vint 2011-2012 View profile
- William Alexander Henderson 2011-2012 View profile
- Edward Norman Christie 2011-2019 View profile
- Sydney James Foxley 2010-2021 View profile
- Caroline Sarah Gerbrandy-Baird 2010-2011 View profile
- Susan Mary Lloyd 2010-2013 View profile
- Andrew Donald 2010-2011 View profile
- Christine Paterson 2009-2010 View profile
- James Chalmers Sim 2008-2011 View profile
- Timothy Paul Bennison 2008-2016 View profile
- John Ashcroft Ewing 2008-2009 View profile
- George Cowie 2008-2011 View profile
- Rachel Emma Eastop 2008-2008 View profile
- David Blane 2008-2009 View profile
- Mark Brown 2008-2009 View profile
- Elizabeth Lowry Mcbride 2008-2009 View profile
- Whitna Dawn Foxley 2008-2010 View profile
- Carol Ann Hossack 2015-2021 View profile
- Shirley Iveson 2009-2016 View profile
- Mandy Sharon Rose 2008-2009 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/02/2008
Grants received
4 grants · £60,006 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
- Foundation Scotland · £54,406 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £5,600
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Foundation Scotland
- Foundation Scotland
- Foundation Scotland
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.
4 directors on the board
- Adeola Tolulope Ogunsi Director · appointed 2026
- Stephen Alexander White Director · appointed 2016
- Rev Brian William Porteous Director · appointed 2026
- Lesley White Director · appointed 2013
- Beth Ellen Armstead Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Stephen Alexander White Director · appointed 2016
- Lesley White Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Adeola Tolulope Ogunsi Director · appointed 2026
- Stephen Alexander White Director · appointed 2016
- Rev Brian William Porteous Director · appointed 2026
- Lesley White Director · appointed 2013
- Beth Ellen Armstead Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- John Noble Beckett Director · appointed 2026 · resigned 2026
- Judith Anderson Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
- Rev Michael Alan Weaver Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC338099
- 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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