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Adopt-A-Child

Adopt-A-Child is an active UK company (number SC202663), incorporated 1999, with 7 current directors including David Charles Babb and Andrew John Mitchell Ramsay. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. David Robert Maclean 2016-2020 Director View profile
  2. Sarah Dowling 2015-2021 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Louise Francis 2014-2024 Director View profile
  4. Roger Fothergill 2011-2024 Director View profile
  5. David Boomer 2011-2020 Director View profile
  6. Ernest Hilder Gibson 2011-2025 Director View profile
  7. Hilda Boomer 2011-2012 Director View profile
  8. Sheila Mary Gibson 2011-2012 Director View profile
  9. Caroline Anne Peacock 2011-2014 Director View profile
  10. Elspeth Margaret Stewart Masson 2008-2015 Director View profile
  11. Fena Ann Scott 2004-2010 Director View profile
  12. Reverend David Vaughan Scott 2004-2010 Director View profile
  13. John Harvey Duce 1999-2006 Director View profile
  14. Frank Clark Peacock 1999-2014 Director View profile
  15. George Henry Normington 1999-2011 Director View profile
  16. Sarah Francis 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  17. Jessica Jane Fothergill 2011-2025 Secretary View profile
  18. David Masson 2004-2015 Secretary View profile
  19. Iain William Mckenzie 2000-2004 Secretary View profile
  20. Rev Thomas Richard Raller 1999-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/12/1999

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.

Group

  1. Adopt-A-Child is controlled by Andrew John Mitchell Ramsay
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-10-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew John Mitchell Ramsay.

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.

7 directors on the board

3y median 3.3y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Retail and trade 3Arts and leisure 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC202663
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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