Company
First Competence Limited
First Competence Limited is an active UK company (number SC575184), incorporated 2017, with 2 current directors, Martin Ian Suttie and Steven Michael Brown. 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 1
- Ian Alexander Suttie 2017-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/09/2017
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Ian Alexander Suttie ceased 2025-10-04
75-100% voting · notified 2017-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - First Time Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2025-10-04
Group
- First Competence Limited
is controlled by Ian Alexander Suttie
Evidence
ceased 75-100% voting · notified 2017-09-01, ceased 2025-10-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ian Alexander Suttie.
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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.
Grants received
2 grants · £6,777 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
- Department for Work and Pensions · £6,777 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
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.
2 directors on the board
- Martin Ian Suttie Director · appointed 2021
- Steven Michael Brown Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Steven Michael Brown Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Martin Ian Suttie Director · appointed 2021
- Steven Michael Brown Director · appointed 2018
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC575184
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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