Company
Scottish Dance Teachers' Alliance
Scottish Dance Teachers' Alliance is an active UK company (number SC315138), incorporated 2007, with 9 current directors including Nicole Punton and Elizabeth Sheridan Nicol. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Nicole PuntonDirector · since 2025
- Elizabeth Sheridan NicolDirector · since 2023
- Wendy Jean LawrenceDirector · since 2023
- Mandy Sheridan CarnegieDirector · since 2022
- Jan ArcherDirector · since 2020
- Shirley Ann BayleyDirector · since 2019
- Karen Elizabeth BairdDirector · since 2016
- Lisa FerrieDirector · since 2014
- Gregor BowmanDirector · since 2008
Previous officers 20
- Warren Hunter Brown 2023-2024 View profile
- Catriona Anne Thomson 2020-2026 View profile
- Melanie Wilson 2020-2023 View profile
- Amanda Letarte 2020-2022 View profile
- Warren Russell Brown 2019-2022 View profile
- Anne Yvonne Mccracken 2017-2020 View profile
- Catriona Thomson Campbell 2010-2017 View profile
- Aileen Young 2010-2016 View profile
- Lorraine Steele 2010-2022 View profile
- Margaret Ann Cowan 2008-2025 View profile
- Desta Laiolo 2007-2014 View profile
- Sheena Mclellan 2007-2008 View profile
- Margaret Ann Gilbride 2007-2011 View profile
- Elizabeth Sutherland 2007-2026 View profile
- Myra Richardson 2007-2012 View profile
- Warren Hunter Brown 2007-2022 View profile
- Amanda Green 2007-2019 View profile
- Lynne Hamilton 2007-2011 View profile
- Helen Cave 2007-2020 View profile
- Andrew Paterson Cowan 2007-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/01/2007
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Andrew Paterson Cowan ceased 2017-09-03
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Gregor Bowman ceased 2021-02-25
significant influence · notified 2017-09-03 - Elizabeth Sutherland ceased 2026-02-23
significant influence · notified 2021-02-25 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Scottish Dance Teachers' Alliance
is controlled by Andrew Paterson Cowan
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-09-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Andrew Paterson Cowan.
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
1 grant · £10,000 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 · £10,000
Most recent
- 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.
9 directors on the board
- Elizabeth Sheridan Nicol Director · appointed 2023
- Shirley Ann Bayley Director · appointed 2019
- Gregor Bowman Director · appointed 2008
- Nicole Punton Director · appointed 2025
- Wendy Jean Lawrence Director · appointed 2023
- Lisa Ferrie Director · appointed 2014
- Jan Archer Director · appointed 2020
- Mandy Sheridan Carnegie Director · appointed 2022
- Karen Elizabeth Baird Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Shirley Ann Bayley Director · appointed 2019
- Gregor Bowman Director · appointed 2008
- Lisa Ferrie Director · appointed 2014
- Jan Archer Director · appointed 2020
- Karen Elizabeth Baird Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (9)
- Elizabeth Sheridan Nicol Director · appointed 2023
- Shirley Ann Bayley Director · appointed 2019
- Gregor Bowman Director · appointed 2008
- Nicole Punton Director · appointed 2025
- Wendy Jean Lawrence Director · appointed 2023
- Lisa Ferrie Director · appointed 2014
- Jan Archer Director · appointed 2020
- Mandy Sheridan Carnegie Director · appointed 2022
- Karen Elizabeth Baird Director · appointed 2016
Left in the last 12 months
- Catriona Anne Thomson Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
- Elizabeth Sutherland Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC315138
- 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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