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Opportunity North East Limited

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

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Previous officers 26

  1. Gillian Louise Owen 2023–2025 Director View profile
  2. Findlater, Mark Alexander, Councillor 2022–2023 Director View profile
  3. Alexander Robert Nicoll 2022–2023 Director View profile
  4. Ryan James Houghton 2021–2022 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Peter Kille 2020–2022 Director View profile
  6. Michelle Handforth 2018–2021 Director View profile
  7. Professor John Harper 2018–2020 Director View profile
  8. Professor George Alexander Boyne 2018–2025 Director View profile
  9. Claire Marie Lynn Bruce 2018–2025 Director View profile
  10. Lumsden, Douglas Aaron, Councillor 2017–2021 Director View profile
  11. Geoff Aberdein 2017–2020 Director View profile
  12. James Norman Gifford 2017–2020 Director View profile
  13. Peter John Argyle 2017–2022 Director View profile
  14. Trevor William Garlick 2017–2021 Director View profile
  15. William Alexander Duguid 2016–2019 Director View profile
  16. Laing, Jennifer, Councillor 2015–2017 Director View profile
  17. Thomson, Richard, Councillor 2015–2017 Director View profile
  18. Professor Ferdinand Von Prondzynski 2015–2018 Director View profile
  19. Adrian Colm Gillespie 2015–2017 Director View profile
  20. Martin James Gilbert 2015–2018 Director View profile
  21. Professor Stephen Douglas Logan 2015–2021 Director View profile
  22. Gary Mcewan 2015–2018 Director View profile
  23. Edel Bridget Harris 2015–2017 Director View profile
  24. Sir Ian David Diamond 2015–2018 Director View profile
  25. Colin Alexander Bell Crosby 2015–2018 Director View profile
  26. Patrick John Machray OBE 2015–2021 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/11/2015

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Opportunity North East Limited 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.

16 directors on the board

4.8y median 4.2y
average tenure
10.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (13)

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.

Professional services 13Business services 7Other services 5Property 3Retail and trade 3Utilities 3Education 1Health and social care 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
SC520110
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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