Company
First Step Community Project
First Step Community Project is an active UK company (number SC194542), incorporated 1999, with 5 current directors including Rachael Margaret Melrose and Nicola Mcintosh. 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 35
- Alana Nunn 2025-2026 View profile
- Katherine Sangster 2021-2024 View profile
- Karin Dobbie 2021-2022 View profile
- Rachel Wales 2021-2026 View profile
- Claire Margaret Gillespie 2020-2021 View profile
- Stephanie Esther Nicolson 2020-2021 View profile
- William Mccarter 2018-2021 View profile
- Emma Sinclair-Whiting 2017-2020 View profile
- Douglas Hutton Cameron 2015-2018 View profile
- Sarah-Kate Herd 2015-2016 View profile
- Iain Alasdair Mcleod 2010-2015 View profile
- Alexander Ian Wood 2008-2010 View profile
- Barbara Anne Milne 2008-2024 View profile
- Lisa Waugh 2007-2007 View profile
- Julie Catherine Mcleod 2007-2008 View profile
- Lesley Claire Smith 2006-2008 View profile
- Martin Colin Shiel 2004-2006 View profile
- Joanne White 2004-2006 View profile
- Gavin George Whigham 2003-2004 View profile
- Gillian Crosbie Campbell 2003-2003 View profile
- Caroline Williamson 2002-2003 View profile
- Carolyn Sim 2002-2004 View profile
- Anthony Paul Larner 2001-2003 View profile
- Lorraine Jean Bryson 2000-2002 View profile
- Janet Cinningham 1999-2000 View profile
- Paule Ghislaine Tchamdjou 2023-2026 View profile
- Beatrice Mary Young 2020-2022 View profile
- Eilidh Iona Watson 2017-2020 View profile
- Joanne Friend 2012-2017 View profile
- Gillian Margaret Fordyce 2010-2012 View profile
- Susan Elizabeth Harkins 2009-2010 View profile
- Allie Cherry 2006-2009 View profile
- Eilish Guy 2004-2006 View profile
- Catherine Anne Carstairs 2000-2004 View profile
- Norma Todd Mckenna 1999-2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/03/1999
Grants received
6 grants · £1,266,267 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 · £876,267 (3 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £390,000 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Catherine Mary Christie Preston Director · appointed 2026
- Caitlin Mairi Rodgers Director · appointed 2026
- Rachael Margaret Melrose Director · appointed 2026
- Nicola Mcintosh Director · appointed 2026
- Beth Mary Galashan Director · appointed 2026
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Catherine Mary Christie Preston Director · appointed 2026
- Caitlin Mairi Rodgers Director · appointed 2026
- Rachael Margaret Melrose Director · appointed 2026
- Beth Mary Galashan Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Nicola Mcintosh Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Alana Nunn Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Rachel Wales Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
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
- 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
- SC194542
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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