Company
Hope for Autism
Hope for Autism is an active UK company (number SC335769), incorporated 2008, with 8 current directors including Louise Carson and Lorna Tennent. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Louise CarsonDirector · since 2025
- Lorna TennentDirector · since 2023
- Jim TaylorDirector · since 2023
- Anne Catherine Margaret FlemingDirector · since 2021
- Carol Cunningham Logan SmithDirector · since 2021
- Donna Marie SmithDirector · since 2018
- Michelle Josephine CasselsDirector · since 2012
- Carol RussellDirector · since 2010
Previous officers 34
- Lynn Coleman 2022-2023 View profile
- Brenda Malarkey 2022-2023 View profile
- Jamie Kelly 2021-2024 View profile
- Margaret Elizabeth Querns 2018-2021 View profile
- Kerry Stewart 2018-2021 View profile
- Jamie Fraser 2017-2022 View profile
- Donna Marie Morgan 2017-2020 View profile
- Susan Harrington 2017-2020 View profile
- Joanne Campbell 2016-2018 View profile
- Evelyn Magilton 2016-2018 View profile
- Karen Spiers 2016-2017 View profile
- Paul John Harris 2015-2018 View profile
- Cameron Thomas Greenshields 2015-2016 View profile
- Iain James Harnett 2015-2016 View profile
- Allyson Shields 2015-2015 View profile
- Elizabeth Ann Dornan 2015-2015 View profile
- Alison Anne Warnock 2015-2019 View profile
- Andrew Lindsay 2014-2017 View profile
- Ann-Marie Matthews 2014-2016 View profile
- Frances Cassisy 2013-2014 View profile
- Eileen Waugh 2013-2015 View profile
- Janet Lynn Bradley 2011-2012 View profile
- Stuart Robertson 2011-2015 View profile
- Anne Mcdade 2011-2015 View profile
- Marie Farrell 2010-2013 View profile
- Carol Reynolds 2010-2013 View profile
- Tracey Cunningham 2010-2011 View profile
- Susan Brown 2010-2012 View profile
- Jacquelynne Anne Hamill 2010-2010 View profile
- Anne Nolan 2008-2010 View profile
- Sandra Barclay 2008-2010 View profile
- Julie Ann Duffy 2008-2010 View profile
- Louise Carson 2021-2023 View profile
- Christina Kim Jones 2008-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 03/01/2008
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.
- Eileen Waugh ceased 2024-11-12
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Louise Carson ceased 2024-11-12
significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-01-09 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Hope for Autism
is controlled by Eileen Waugh
Evidence
ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-11-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Eileen Waugh.
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
15 grants · £1,475,333 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 · £1,299,887 (10 grants)
- Inspiring Scotland · £161,788 (4 grants)
- People's Postcode Trust · £13,658
Most recent
- Inspiring Scotland
- Inspiring Scotland
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Inspiring Scotland
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.
8 directors on the board
- Donna Marie Smith Director · appointed 2018
- Louise Carson Director · appointed 2025
- Jim Taylor Director · appointed 2023
- Carol Russell Director · appointed 2010
- Anne Catherine Margaret Fleming Director · appointed 2021
- Carol Cunningham Logan Smith Director · appointed 2021
- Michelle Josephine Cassels Director · appointed 2012
- Lorna Tennent Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Donna Marie Smith Director · appointed 2018
- Carol Russell Director · appointed 2010
- Michelle Josephine Cassels Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Donna Marie Smith Director · appointed 2018
- Louise Carson Director · appointed 2025
- Jim Taylor Director · appointed 2023
- Carol Russell Director · appointed 2010
- Anne Catherine Margaret Fleming Director · appointed 2021
- Michelle Josephine Cassels Director · appointed 2012
- Lorna Tennent Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Carol Cunningham Logan Smith Director · appointed 2021
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
- SC335769
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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