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The Welcoming Association
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Janine KellettDirector · since 2026
- Brendan John PaddyDirector · since 2026
- Gillian Margaret GracieDirector · since 2026
- Abdul Rahman SabirDirector · since 2025
- Olufunmilade Ife AdetogunDirector · since 2025
- Saeed HemmatiDirector · since 2025
- Dr Gordon HillDirector · since 2023
- Jan Ruth WilliamsonDirector · since 2023
- Christine Mary HirstDirector · since 2021
- Keith Fraser WatsonDirector · since 2017
Previous officers 38
- Ruth Whitney 2022-2025 View profile
- Julia Albert-Recht 2022-2025 View profile
- Andrew Thin 2021-2022 View profile
- Ammar Afzal 2021-2021 View profile
- Marie Therese Talensby 2021-2022 View profile
- Haydn Jessica Pasi 2019-2020 View profile
- Nick Croft 2019-2023 View profile
- Graeme Gibson 2019-2025 View profile
- Dr Sarah Friede Martin 2018-2019 View profile
- Harish Lokhun 2018-2019 View profile
- Sarah Elizabeth Miller 2018-2024 View profile
- Amadu Wurie Khan 2018-2023 View profile
- Pamela Mooney 2018-2019 View profile
- Martha Jayne Fleming 2017-2019 View profile
- David Finlayson Nash 2017-2018 View profile
- Alison Mcdonald 2017-2018 View profile
- Carolyn Mance 2017-2024 View profile
- Maria Luisa Fernandez 2015-2017 View profile
- Daniel Prince 2015-2018 View profile
- David Alan Thompson 2015-2017 View profile
- Mark Keane 2015-2017 View profile
- Valeria Luciani 2014-2019 View profile
- Ritchie, John Lewis, Cllr 2014-2015 View profile
- Dr Conor Gerard Smyth 2014-2014 View profile
- Mariana White 2013-2016 View profile
- Dagmar Schilling 2013-2013 View profile
- Kathryn Blaikie 2013-2013 View profile
- Kostas Stratis 2013-2014 View profile
- Anna Jablonka 2012-2012 View profile
- Hazel Lyons 2011-2014 View profile
- George Peter Lamb 2011-2011 View profile
- Joyce Juma Phiri 2011-2013 View profile
- Magdalena Wiatrowska 2011-2012 View profile
- Amadu Khan 2022-2022 View profile
- Katarzyna Musiuk 2014-2015 View profile
- Ana Marie White 2013-2013 View profile
- Ian Perry 2012-2013 View profile
- Bahareh Jalalzadeh 2011-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 05/05/2011
Grants received
13 grants · £1,151,938 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £637,767 (7 grants)
- Inspiring Scotland · £273,000
- Henry Smith Foundation · £116,200
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £60,000
- The Tudor Trust · £50,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Foundation Scotland
- Inspiring Scotland
- Foundation Scotland
- 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
- Abdul Rahman Sabir Director · appointed 2025
- Olufunmilade Ife Adetogun Director · appointed 2025
- Keith Fraser Watson Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Gordon Hill Director · appointed 2023
- Christine Mary Hirst Director · appointed 2021
- Jan Ruth Williamson Director · appointed 2023
- Saeed Hemmati Director · appointed 2025
- Janine Kellett Director · appointed 2026
- Brendan John Paddy Director · appointed 2026
- Gillian Margaret Gracie Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Keith Fraser Watson Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Abdul Rahman Sabir Director · appointed 2025
- Olufunmilade Ife Adetogun Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Gordon Hill Director · appointed 2023
- Christine Mary Hirst Director · appointed 2021
- Saeed Hemmati Director · appointed 2025
- Janine Kellett Director · appointed 2026
- Gillian Margaret Gracie Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Keith Fraser Watson Director · appointed 2017
- Jan Ruth Williamson Director · appointed 2023
- Brendan John Paddy Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Graeme Gibson Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
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
- SC398913
- 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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