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ActiveSC074264 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
23 March 1981 (45 years)
Previously known as
Scottish Museums Council (until 31 March 2008)
This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
Industry
Museums activities (91020)
Directors
Rebecca Mary Bailey
Conor Jon Ellis
Duncan Macleod Dornan
Accounts type
Full
Region
Scotland
Address
33 Castle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3DN

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
12 February 2027
Last conf. stmt
29 January 2026

Officers 14 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Bailey, Rebecca Mary
Director · Appointed 20 July 2026
British
Born February 1968 (58)
Ellis, Conor Jon
Director · Appointed 20 July 2026
British
Born January 1992 (34)
Dornan, Duncan Macleod
Director · Appointed 1 January 2025
British
Born October 1961 (65)
Benson, Mike
Director · Appointed 31 January 2024
British
Born March 1961 (65)
Easson, Neil Alistair
Director · Appointed 31 January 2024
British
Born March 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 31 January 2024
Also at Egypt Exploration Society(the), Grampian Regional Equality Council Ltd · more companies
British,Egyptian
Born July 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 31 January 2024
Also at Museums Association(the)
British
Born December 1960 (65)
Director · Appointed 21 November 2022
British
Born December 1965 (60)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2022
British
Born March 1972 (54)
Dinkpa, Nkechinyere Edith
Director · Appointed 1 January 2022
Nigerian
Born September 1979 (47)
Moran, Matthew
Director · Appointed 1 January 2022
British
Born June 1991 (35)
Jamieson, Susan
Director · Appointed 19 April 2021
Scottish
Born May 1961 (65)
Robertson, Stuart
Director · Appointed 19 April 2021
British
Born January 1978 (48)
Casot, Lucy Anne Watson
Secretary · Appointed 1 February 2019
Officer history (102 former)
1 September 2026
Resigned Arthur, Rhona Elizabeth as Director
20 July 2026
Appointed Ellis, Conor Jon as Director
20 July 2026
Appointed Bailey, Rebecca Mary as Director
1 April 2026
Resigned Muthuraman, Veena as Director
16 October 2025
Resigned O'Neill, Kathleen as Director
1 January 2025
Appointed Dornan, Duncan Macleod as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Macfarlane, Marjory as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Scholten, Steph as Director
31 January 2024
Appointed Benson, Mike as Director
31 January 2024
Appointed Mclean, Christine as Director
31 January 2024
Resigned Mcleish, John Fraser as Director
31 January 2024
Appointed Eladany, Abeer Helmy Mohamed as Director
31 January 2024
Appointed Easson, Neil Alistair as Director
22 March 2023
Resigned Gill, Ruth as Director
14 March 2023
Resigned Brouwers, Mary Jane as Director
21 November 2022
Appointed Cross, Mhairi Jane as Director
21 November 2022
Appointed O'Neill, Kathleen as Director
14 October 2022
Resigned Botten, Trish Campbell as Director
23 September 2022
Resigned Montador, Diana Arline as Director
4 February 2022
Resigned Heddle, Donna, Dr as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Dinkpa, Nkechinyere Edith as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Moran, Matthew as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Convery, Patricia Anne as Director
19 April 2021
Appointed Robertson, Stuart as Director
19 April 2021
Appointed Jamieson, Susan as Director
9 December 2020
Resigned Mcdonald, William John as Director
19 November 2019
Resigned Leighton, John Mark Nicholas, Sir as Director
1 September 2019
Appointed Arthur, Rhona Elizabeth as Director
1 April 2019
Appointed Muthuraman, Veena as Director
1 February 2019
Appointed Mcleish, John Fraser as Director
1 February 2019
Resigned Mcleish, John Fraser as Secretary
1 February 2019
Appointed Casot, Lucy Anne Watson as Secretary
1 January 2019
Appointed Scholten, Steph as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Brouwers, Mary Jane as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Cockburn, Vivienne Marie as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Downie, Robert Antony as Director
24 July 2018
Resigned Sloan, Charles Patrick Carnegie as Director
20 June 2018
Appointed Macfarlane, Marjory as Director
21 March 2018
Appointed Cockburn, Vivienne Marie as Director
21 February 2018
Appointed Mcleish, John Fraser as Secretary
20 February 2018
Resigned Mcleish, John Fraser as Director
17 February 2018
Resigned Orr, Joanne as Secretary
25 January 2018
Resigned Fullerton, Manus Joseph as Director
24 January 2018
Resigned Patrick, Adele, Dr as Director
22 March 2017
Appointed Mcleish, John Fraser as Director
22 March 2017
Resigned Gaimster, David Richard Michael as Director
22 March 2017
Resigned Cockburn, Vivienne Marie as Director
22 March 2017
Appointed Botten, Trish Campbell as Director
22 March 2017
Appointed Gill, Ruth as Director
25 January 2017
Resigned Walford, Ian Nigel as Director
28 September 2016
Appointed Mcdonald, William John as Director
28 September 2016
Appointed Patrick, Adele, Dr as Director
28 September 2016
Appointed Montador, Diana Arline as Director
19 July 2016
Appointed Orr, Joanne as Secretary
18 July 2016
Resigned Scott, Stephen as Secretary
21 June 2016
Resigned Macbeath, Jacqueline Annette as Director
8 February 2016
Resigned Halfpenny, Lillianne Janet as Director
8 February 2016
Resigned Firth, Neil Johnston as Director
9 December 2015
Appointed Scott, Stephen as Secretary
9 December 2015
Resigned Orr, Joanne as Secretary
9 July 2015
Resigned Connell, Douglas Andrew as Director
8 July 2015
Appointed Fullerton, Manus Joseph as Director
18 February 2015
Resigned Vickers, Matthew, Dr as Director
9 September 2014
Appointed Downie, Robert Antony as Director
3 June 2014
Resigned Heaney, Rebecca as Director
24 February 2014
Resigned Macdonald, Anne Hughes Kesson as Director
17 December 2013
Resigned Mcadam, Ellen, Dr as Director
9 December 2013
Appointed Leighton, John Mark Nicholas, Sir as Director
4 February 2013
Resigned Stott, Peter Edward Forrester as Director
4 February 2013
Appointed Walford, Ian Nigel as Director
4 February 2013
Resigned Skene, Rachel Helen as Director
4 February 2013
Appointed Heddle, Donna, Dr as Director
4 February 2013
Resigned Lingstadt, Kirsty as Director
4 February 2013
Appointed Sloan, Charles Patrick Carnegie as Director
4 February 2013
Appointed Vickers, Matthew, Dr as Director
4 February 2013
Appointed Gaimster, David Richard Michael as Director
4 February 2013
Appointed Mcadam, Ellen, Dr as Director
4 February 2013
Appointed Cockburn, Vivienne Marie as Director
4 February 2013
Resigned Stewart-Young, John as Director
17 December 2012
Resigned Ballantyne, Fiona Catherine as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Connell, Douglas Andrew as Director
1 April 2012
Appointed Orr, Joanne as Secretary
30 March 2012
Resigned Wilson, Fiona Lindsay as Secretary
28 April 2011
Resigned Stewart, Jennifer Anne as Director
18 March 2011
Resigned Binks, Roger John, Lt Col as Director
22 December 2010
Appointed Heaney, Rebecca as Director
24 August 2010
Resigned Price, Barclay James as Director
24 August 2010
Appointed Macdonald, Anne Hughes Kesson as Director
30 April 2010
Resigned Waters, Fergus as Director
8 February 2010
Appointed Firth, Neil Johnston as Director
8 February 2010
Resigned Heddle, Donna, Dr as Director
8 February 2010
Appointed Macbeath, Jacqueline Annette as Director
26 January 2010
Resigned Philand, Douglas Trevor as Director
8 December 2009
Resigned Smith, Ewen Dale as Director
9 December 2008
Appointed Price, Barclay James as Director
19 November 2008
Appointed Lingstadt, Kirsty as Director
18 November 2008
Appointed Stewart, Jennifer Anne as Director
30 May 2008
Resigned Davidson Chalmers (Secretarial Services) Limited as Corporate Secretary
30 May 2008
Appointed Wilson, Fiona Lindsay as Secretary
29 November 2007
Resigned Roberts, Graeme, Dr as Director
29 November 2007
Appointed Skene, Rachel Helen as Director
29 November 2007
Appointed Philand, Douglas Trevor as Director
29 November 2007
Resigned Campbell, Robert Mungo Mccready as Director
29 November 2007
Resigned Lynch, John, Councillor as Director
29 November 2007
Appointed Smith, Ewen Dale as Director
29 November 2007
Resigned Duckett, Molly as Director
29 November 2007
Resigned Power, John Gerard as Director
29 November 2006
Resigned Edwards, Nat as Director
29 November 2006
Resigned Buchanan, Patricia Agnes as Director
25 October 2006
Resigned Jeffrey, Susan Elizabeth Clark as Director
13 June 2006
Appointed Halfpenny, Lillianne Janet as Director
10 November 2005
Resigned Lamb, William Finlay, Councillor as Director
10 November 2005
Appointed Stewart-Young, John as Director
10 November 2005
Appointed Waters, Fergus as Director
10 November 2005
Resigned O'Neill, Mark William Robert as Director
10 November 2005
Appointed Lynch, John, Councillor as Director
10 November 2005
Resigned Maclagan, Ian as Director
23 August 2005
Resigned Logue, James, Councillor as Director
7 June 2005
Appointed Stott, Peter Edward Forrester as Director
15 March 2005
Resigned King, Margaret Harriet, Reverend as Director
18 January 2005
Appointed Ballantyne, Fiona Catherine as Director
18 January 2005
Appointed Heddle, Donna, Dr as Director
18 November 2004
Resigned Bowie, Sadie, Councillor as Director
18 November 2004
Appointed Logue, James, Councillor as Director
18 November 2004
Resigned Dalgleish, Kenneth Thomson as Director
18 November 2004
Resigned Mason, Richard Phillip, Lieutenant Colonel as Director
18 November 2004
Appointed Binks, Roger John, Lt Col as Director
23 October 2003
Appointed Jeffrey, Susan Elizabeth Clark as Director
23 October 2003
Appointed Power, John Gerard as Director
23 October 2003
Resigned Taylor, Michael Anthony, Dr as Director
24 October 2002
Appointed Edwards, Nat as Director
24 October 2002
Appointed King, Margaret Harriet, Reverend as Director
24 October 2002
Resigned Hill, Andrew Forbes as Director
24 October 2002
Appointed Maclagan, Ian as Director
24 October 2002
Appointed Buchanan, Patricia Agnes as Director
25 October 2001
Appointed Roberts, Graeme, Dr as Director
25 October 2001
Appointed Campbell, Robert Mungo Mccready as Director
25 October 2001
Resigned Carradice, Ian, Dr as Director
25 October 2001
25 October 2001
25 October 2001
Resigned Idiens, Dale as Director
24 July 2001
Resigned Quick, Estelle as Director
12 June 2001
Appointed Idiens, Dale as Director
12 June 2001
Appointed Duckett, Molly as Director
27 September 2000
Resigned Clough, David as Director
29 August 2000
Resigned Ryder, Elizabeth Jane as Secretary
29 August 2000
Appointed Davidson Chalmers (Secretarial Services) Limited as Corporate Secretary
20 April 2000
Appointed Dalgleish, Kenneth Thomson as Director
28 October 1999
Appointed Clough, David as Director
28 October 1999
Appointed Quick, Estelle as Director
28 October 1999
Resigned Hidalgo, Alexander as Director
28 October 1999
Resigned Lindsay, James Kerr as Director
28 October 1999
Appointed Bowie, Sadie, Councillor as Director
28 October 1999
Appointed Lamb, William Finlay, Councillor as Director
28 October 1999
Resigned Tildesley, James Michael as Director
28 October 1999
Resigned Reid, Alison Grace as Director
28 October 1999
Appointed O'Neill, Mark William Robert as Director
8 October 1998
Appointed Mason, Richard Phillip, Lieutenant Colonel as Director
8 October 1998
Resigned Scott-Elliot, Alastair Williams, Lieutenant Colonel as Director
8 October 1998
17 August 1998
Resigned Cutforth, Alison Mary as Director
9 October 1997
Resigned Atkinson, Norman Keir as Director
9 October 1997
Resigned Suckling, David Ernest as Director
9 October 1997
Appointed Cutforth, Alison Mary as Director
9 October 1997
9 October 1997
Appointed Taylor, Michael Anthony, Dr as Director
8 October 1997
24 June 1997
10 December 1996
25 November 1996
Appointed Hill, Andrew Forbes as Director
10 October 1996
Resigned Jones, Mark as Director
10 October 1996
Resigned Macdonald, Ronald Ross as Director
10 October 1996
Appointed Reid, Alison Grace as Director
10 October 1996
Appointed Tildesley, James Michael as Director
10 October 1996
Resigned Bown, Lalage Jean, Professor as Director
10 October 1996
Resigned Clifford, Timothy as Director
25 June 1996
Resigned Kay, Stephen as Director
16 May 1996
Resigned Watson, William Graham as Director
24 October 1995
Appointed Mcleod, Malcolm Donald, Professor as Director
12 October 1995
Appointed Carradice, Ian, Dr as Director
12 October 1995
Resigned Blair, James as Director
12 October 1995
Resigned Blair, James Andrew as Director
12 October 1995
Resigned Longman, Peter Martin as Director
20 June 1995
Appointed Ryder, Elizabeth Jane as Secretary
20 June 1995
Resigned Heaburn Little, Mandy Dorothy as Secretary
5 November 1994
Appointed Heaburn Little, Mandy Dorothy as Secretary
4 November 1994
Resigned Ambrose, Timothy as Secretary
26 October 1993
Appointed Watson, William Graham as Director
26 October 1993
Appointed Longman, Peter Martin as Director
14 October 1993
Appointed Blair, James Andrew as Director
14 October 1993
Appointed Scott-Elliot, Alastair Williams, Lieutenant Colonel as Director
14 October 1993
Appointed Lindsay, James Kerr as Director
14 October 1993
Appointed Suckling, David Ernest as Director
14 October 1993
Appointed Bown, Lalage Jean, Professor as Director
14 October 1993
Appointed Jones, Mark as Director
14 October 1993
Appointed Macdonald, Ronald Ross as Director
14 October 1993
Appointed Atkinson, Norman Keir as Director
14 October 1993
Appointed Hidalgo, Alexander as Director
12 October 1992
Resigned Law, John as Director
15 January 1992
Resigned Anderson, Robert W as Director
10 October 1991
Resigned Smith, John Wilson as Director
10 October 1991
Resigned Thorburn, Nancy as Director
10 October 1991
Resigned Ritchie, Adam as Director
11 October 1990
Resigned Willett, Frank as Director
11 October 1990
Resigned Haase, Deborah as Director
11 October 1990
Resigned Clark, Alastair Trevor as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Financials

Employees
39

Trend

Employees
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Balance sheet detail
20232022
Fixed Assets£13,155
Debtors£6,734,205
Cash£3,726,528
Net Current Assets£5,504,473
Net Assets£5,276,628

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
15 September 2026Termination of appointment of a director
22 July 2026Director's details changed
22 July 2026Appointment of a director
22 July 2026Appointment of a director
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
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