Company
Helmsdale & District Development Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Maddie CowieDirector · since 2026
- Linda BremnerDirector · since 2026
- Audrey ParsonsDirector · since 2026
- April Louise SutherlandDirector · since 2024
- Grace MaxwellDirector · since 2016
- Jean Mackay SargentDirector · since 2014
- Ruth Matheson WhittakerDirector · since 2012
- Karen SutherlandDirector · since 2012
- Barbara JappyDirector · since 2012
Previous officers 12
- Lucretia Consuelo Packham 2023–2025 View profile
- James Paul Packham 2020–2025 View profile
- Wendy Jayne Simpson 2019–2025 View profile
- Euan Macdonald Sutherland 2019–2020 View profile
- Garry Macmillan 2016–2019 View profile
- Alan Mackintosh Macrae 2015–2016 View profile
- Rona Mary Ellis 2014–2023 View profile
- Penny Innes 2012–2012 View profile
- Anna Insa Vermehren 2012–2013 View profile
- Ronald Martin Sutherland 2012–2015 View profile
- Lucy Orrock Fraser 2012–2015 View profile
- Valery Margaret George 2012–2016 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 28/03/2012
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.
9 directors on the board
- Maddie Cowie Director · appointed 2026
- Ruth Matheson Whittaker Director · appointed 2012
- Audrey Parsons Director · appointed 2026
- Linda Bremner Director · appointed 2026
- Grace Maxwell Director · appointed 2016
- Karen Sutherland Director · appointed 2012
- Jean Mackay Sargent Director · appointed 2014
- April Louise Sutherland Director · appointed 2024
- Barbara Jappy Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Ruth Matheson Whittaker Director · appointed 2012
- Grace Maxwell Director · appointed 2016
- Karen Sutherland Director · appointed 2012
- Jean Mackay Sargent Director · appointed 2014
- Barbara Jappy Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Maddie Cowie Director · appointed 2026
- Ruth Matheson Whittaker Director · appointed 2012
- Audrey Parsons Director · appointed 2026
- Linda Bremner Director · appointed 2026
- Jean Mackay Sargent Director · appointed 2014
- Barbara Jappy Director · appointed 2012
Portfolio (3)
- Grace Maxwell Director · appointed 2016
- Karen Sutherland Director · appointed 2012
- April Louise Sutherland Director · appointed 2024
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC420622
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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