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Edinburgh Film Guild.

Edinburgh Film Guild. is an active UK company (number SC029406), incorporated 1953, with 5 current directors including Diane Henderson and John Douglas Ballantyne Wood. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 62

  1. Robert Ian Mcfarlane 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Gavin Andrew Powell 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. William Bruce Logan 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Dr Martine Pierquin 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. David Robert Alexander 2018-2025 Director View profile
  6. George Barker Williamson 2018-2023 Director View profile
  7. Stewart John Allan 2016-2023 Director View profile
  8. Gilian Henderson 2016-2021 Director View profile
  9. Marc David Jacobs 2014-2016 Director View profile
  10. Professor Peter France 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. Nadine Fabre 2011-2023 Director View profile
  12. Jillian Martin-Brown 2010-2014 Director View profile
  13. Gillian Gloyer 2010-2025 Director View profile
  14. Julia Ossenbruegge 2009-2016 Director View profile
  15. Gilian Margaret Henderson 2009-2012 Director View profile
  16. Alan Maxwell 2009-2013 Director View profile
  17. Beatrice Wickens 2009-2019 Director View profile
  18. Keith Hennessey Brown 2008-2016 Director View profile
  19. Celine Filippi 2005-2009 Director View profile
  20. Andreas Rust 2005-2017 Director View profile
  21. Nicola Teresa Vittoria Hay 1999-2017 Director View profile
  22. Michael Kadlubowski 1999-2005 Director View profile
  23. Helen Amelia Cook 1997-2008 Director View profile
  24. Christopher James Cook 1997-2008 Director View profile
  25. David Harman Watson 1997-2009 Director View profile
  26. Cherise Saywell 1997-2001 Director View profile
  27. Sarah Beaumont 1996-1997 Director View profile
  28. Scott Ronald Cowan 1996-1997 Director View profile
  29. Olivier William Morgan 1996-1998 Director View profile
  30. Dougal Stewart Wilson 1996-1998 Director View profile
  31. Gary Neil Innes 1994-1994 Director View profile
  32. Susan Lynne Mckenzie 1994-1997 Director View profile
  33. Peter Kendrick 1994-2004 Director View profile
  34. Madeline Shepherd 1993-1994 Director View profile
  35. Gavin Sprott 1992-1997 Director View profile
  36. Hannah Beatrice Pepper 1991-1993 Director View profile
  37. Fergus William Robb 1991-2001 Director View profile
  38. Laura Menzies 1991-1992 Director View profile
  39. Steven John Welsh 1991-1993 Director View profile
  40. Gabriel Zbigniew Jerzy Buday 1991-1991 Director View profile
  41. Stephen William Allan 1991-1992 Director View profile
  42. Albert Foster Groat 1991-1994 Director View profile
  43. Raymond George Simpson 1990-1994 Director View profile
  44. Robert Andrew 1990-1991 Director View profile
  45. David John Todd 1990-1990 Director View profile
  46. Roan Mackay Taylor 1990 Director View profile
  47. Sydney Jack Kiman 2016 Director View profile
  48. Dianne Rainey-Cooper 1991 Director View profile
  49. John Brown Philip 1994 Director View profile
  50. Harry Boyd 1990 Director View profile
  51. Robert Muirhead 1991 Director View profile
  52. James Mckenzie 1997 Director View profile
  53. Robert Neil Irvine 2008 Director View profile
  54. John Erik Dickie 1992 Director View profile
  55. Pamela Edith Paris 1991 Director View profile
  56. Karen Sandison 1990 Director View profile
  57. Donald Paul Busby 1991 Director View profile
  58. Ian Small 1990 Director View profile
  59. Donald George Eunson 1998 Director View profile
  60. John Stuart Aldridge 2008-2021 Secretary View profile
  61. Christopher James Butler 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  62. Helene Anna Telford 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/04/1953

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.

  • Philip John Denning
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-02-28
  • John Stuart Aldridge ceased 2022-01-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Edinburgh Film Guild. is controlled by Philip John Denning
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-02-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philip John Denning.

2 other companies 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

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.

5 directors on the board

3.6y median 1.7y
average tenure
10.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Tech and media 2

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC029406
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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