Federation for Industry Sector Skills & Standards

ActiveSC175918 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
29 May 1997 (29 years)
Previously known as
Alliance of Sector Skills Councils (until 16 July 2013)
Sector Skills Alliance Scotland (until 1 April 2008)
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Activities of business and employers membership organizations (94110)
Directors
Timothy John Balcon
Accounts type
Full
Region
Scotland
Address
14-18 Hill Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3JZ

Filing status

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

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 27 November 2025
British
Born June 1974 (52)
Director · Appointed 27 November 2025
Also at Energy and Utility Skills Limited
British
Born September 1979 (47)
Balcon, Timothy John
Director · Appointed 4 September 2025
British
Born January 1965 (61)
Corporate Secretary · Appointed 8 February 2024
Also at Precision Bionutrition Limited, Origin Colours Ltd, Ilc Therapeutics Ltd · more companies
Director · Appointed 9 November 2023
British
Born September 1959 (67)
Director · Appointed 13 October 2020
Also at Cogent Skills Limited, Cogent Skills Services Ltd, Cogent Skills Training Limited · more companies
British
Born April 1967 (59)
Mellor, Julie Therese, Dame
Director · Appointed 1 May 2018
British
Born January 1957 (69)
Director · Appointed 31 March 2008
Also at SFJ Awards Limited, People 1st International Limited
British
Born July 1961 (65)
Officer history (87 former)
14 August 2026
Resigned Mansfield, Laura Juliet as Director
27 November 2025
Appointed Cox, Paul David James as Director
27 November 2025
Appointed Carsey, Natalie as Director
21 October 2025
Resigned Beach, Philip James as Director
4 September 2025
Appointed Balcon, Timothy John as Director
8 February 2024
Appointed Mbm Secretarial Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
8 February 2024
Resigned Thomas, Rachel as Director
8 February 2024
Resigned Hynd, Barry as Secretary
8 February 2024
Appointed Beach, Philip James as Director
8 February 2024
Appointed Mansfield, Laura Juliet as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Kumar, Seetha Unninayar as Director
9 November 2023
Appointed Hockey, Andrew Raymond as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Claydon, Chris as Director
17 December 2021
Resigned Lovell, Thomas Mark as Director
11 November 2021
Appointed Lovell, Thomas Mark as Director
11 November 2021
Resigned Potter, Marcus as Director
1 July 2021
Appointed Hynd, Barry as Secretary
30 June 2021
Resigned Oglesby, Sally, Dr as Secretary
13 October 2020
Appointed Claydon, Chris as Director
13 October 2020
Resigned Woolf, Joanna Margaret as Director
13 October 2020
Appointed Fosh, Justine Sarah as Director
13 October 2020
Appointed Thomas, Rachel as Director
14 July 2020
Appointed Oglesby, Sally, Dr as Secretary
14 July 2020
Resigned Ca, Bond as Secretary
15 October 2019
Resigned Ellins, Nicholas Michael as Director
15 October 2019
Resigned Watson, Ann as Director
15 June 2019
Appointed Ca, Bond as Secretary
14 June 2019
Resigned Pearson, Lynsey as Secretary
30 September 2018
Resigned Price, Karen Patricia as Director
22 June 2018
Resigned Tarr, Simon Charles Vaughan as Director
1 May 2018
Appointed Mellor, Julie Therese, Dame as Director
30 April 2018
Resigned Wisdom, Brian Philip as Director
17 October 2017
Appointed Kumar, Seetha Unninayar as Director
17 October 2017
Resigned Caine, Dinah Elizabeth as Director
1 April 2017
Resigned Taylor, Ian Charles Boucher as Director
31 December 2016
Resigned Belton, Adrian as Director
18 October 2016
Appointed Ellins, Nicholas Michael as Director
27 October 2015
Appointed Potter, Marcus as Director
27 January 2015
Resigned Sillars, Sarah Jane as Director
27 January 2015
Appointed Watson, Ann as Director
21 October 2014
Appointed Tarr, Simon Charles Vaughan as Director
21 October 2014
Appointed Belton, Adrian as Director
29 May 2014
Resigned Jefferies, Jill as Secretary
29 May 2014
Appointed Pearson, Lynsey as Secretary
31 December 2013
Resigned Martin, Peter Gordon as Director
9 October 2013
Appointed Taylor, Ian Charles Boucher as Director
31 May 2013
Resigned Farrar, Mark Jonathan as Director
1 April 2013
Appointed Sillars, Sarah Jane as Director
12 March 2013
Appointed Jefferies, Jill as Secretary
10 March 2013
Resigned Wootton, Jenny Deborah as Secretary
11 January 2013
Resigned Field, Elizabeth Jean as Director
31 December 2012
Resigned Woods, Alan David as Director
4 December 2012
Appointed Caine, Dinah Elizabeth as Director
17 August 2012
Appointed Wootton, Jenny Deborah as Secretary
17 August 2012
Resigned Hepburn, Jacqueline Margaret as Secretary
25 July 2012
Appointed Wisdom, Brian Philip as Director
25 July 2012
Appointed Price, Karen Patricia as Director
25 July 2012
Appointed Martin, Peter Gordon as Director
1 May 2012
Resigned Whiteman, Philip William as Director
1 May 2012
Resigned Seaman, Anne as Director
1 May 2012
Resigned Matthews, Jack Kennedy as Director
31 March 2012
Resigned Watts, Terence William as Director
31 March 2012
Resigned Beamish, Richard John as Director
6 December 2011
Resigned Livsey, Ian, Dr as Director
14 October 2011
Resigned Chivers, Andrew Noel as Director
31 March 2011
Appointed Hepburn, Jacqueline Margaret as Secretary
31 March 2011
Resigned Mcnamara, John Patrick as Secretary
28 July 2010
Resigned Florance, Linda Elizabeth as Director
28 July 2010
Resigned Martin, Peter Gordon as Director
28 July 2010
Resigned Studd, Stephen John as Director
28 July 2010
Resigned Marshall, Keith Mccosh as Director
28 July 2010
Resigned Balcon, Timothy John as Director
28 July 2010
Appointed Field, Elizabeth Jean as Director
28 July 2010
Resigned Jackson, Michael Richard as Director
28 July 2010
Resigned Caine, Dinah Elizabeth as Director
28 July 2010
Appointed Livsey, Ian, Dr as Director
28 July 2010
Appointed Chivers, Andrew Noel as Director
16 April 2010
Resigned Rowe, Andrea as Director
31 January 2010
Resigned Hunter, David Forde as Director
28 October 2009
Resigned Bewick, Thomas Darren as Director
27 October 2009
Resigned Wisdom, Brian Philip as Director
21 October 2009
Resigned Sayers, Teresa as Director
2 October 2009
Resigned Price, Karen as Director
15 September 2009
Resigned Huntington, Peter Edward as Director
10 September 2009
Resigned Mcdonald, Andrew John as Director
28 January 2009
Appointed Mcnamara, John Patrick as Secretary
28 January 2009
Resigned Mccaskey, Iain Robert Thomas as Secretary
2 October 2008
Appointed Mcdonald, Andrew John as Director
31 August 2008
Resigned Lobban, Peter William Macdonald as Director
31 August 2008
Appointed Farrar, Mark Jonathan as Director
1 June 2008
Appointed Huntington, Peter Edward as Director
1 June 2008
Appointed Jackson, Michael Richard as Director
1 June 2008
Appointed Balcon, Timothy John as Director
1 June 2008
Appointed Rowe, Andrea as Director
30 April 2008
Resigned Hetherington, Ian Robert as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Sayers, Teresa as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Woods, Alan David as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Martin, Peter Gordon as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Beamish, Richard John as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Marshall, Keith Mccosh as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Watts, Terence William as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Florance, Linda Elizabeth as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Matthews, Jack Kennedy as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Caine, Dinah Elizabeth as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Seaman, Anne as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Hunter, David Forde as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Whiteman, Philip William as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Bewick, Thomas Darren as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Studd, Stephen John as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Wisdom, Brian Philip as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Woolf, Joanna Margaret as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Rogers, John as Director
31 March 2008
Resigned Smith, Alasdair as Director
31 March 2008
Resigned Kanji, Sabira Mohamed as Director
31 March 2008
Resigned Proudfoot, Steven Douglas as Director
31 March 2008
Resigned Devoy, Paul as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Price, Karen as Director
31 March 2008
Resigned Humphrey, Brian as Director
31 March 2008
Appointed Hetherington, Ian Robert as Director
4 September 2007
Appointed Kanji, Sabira Mohamed as Director
6 July 2007
Resigned Ponton, Aileen Mary as Director
26 June 2007
Appointed Devoy, Paul as Director
25 June 2007
Resigned Rodger, Anne Brown as Director
18 May 2007
Resigned Edwards, David Martin as Director
18 May 2007
Appointed Smith, Alasdair as Director
18 May 2007
Appointed Lobban, Peter William Macdonald as Director
18 May 2007
Appointed Humphrey, Brian as Director
18 May 2007
Resigned Bazeley, Jacqueline Ann as Director
17 May 2007
Resigned Pringle, Ashley Naitby as Director
2 May 2007
2 May 2007
Resigned Hay, Ian as Director
2 May 2007
Appointed Ponton, Aileen Mary as Director
2 May 2007
Resigned Green, Anthony Terence as Director
18 April 2007
Resigned Archibald, Anneliese as Secretary
18 April 2007
Appointed Mccaskey, Iain Robert Thomas as Secretary
7 December 2006
Resigned Lobban, Peter William Macdonald as Director
7 December 2006
Resigned Smith, Alasdair as Director
7 November 2006
Appointed Bazeley, Jacqueline Ann as Director
15 November 2005
Resigned Bryson, Jennifer Jane as Director
24 November 2004
Appointed Lobban, Peter William Macdonald as Director
24 November 2004
Resigned Sanderson, Michael David, Dr as Director
24 November 2004
Resigned Ramsay, John Nellies as Director
24 November 2004
Appointed Pringle, Ashley Naitby as Director
24 November 2004
Resigned Broome, Nigel Stuart as Director
24 November 2004
Appointed Proudfoot, Steven Douglas as Director
24 November 2004
Appointed Bryson, Jennifer Jane as Director
18 May 2004
Resigned Fergus, Douglas Mclean as Director
18 May 2004
Appointed Edwards, David Martin as Director
28 May 2003
Appointed Smith, Alasdair as Director
10 February 2003
Resigned Smith, Grahame Thomas as Director
10 February 2003
Resigned Scott, Louise as Director
19 September 2002
Appointed Scott, Louise as Director
19 September 2002
Appointed Broome, Nigel Stuart as Director
24 May 2002
Resigned Matthews, Jack Kennedy as Director
6 December 2001
Resigned Paton, Alexander Douglas as Director
26 July 2001
Appointed Green, Anthony Terence as Director
26 June 2001
Appointed Smith, Grahame Thomas as Director
26 June 2001
Appointed Matthews, Jack Kennedy as Director
12 June 2000
Appointed Fergus, Douglas Mclean as Director
12 June 2000
Resigned Archibald, Anneliese as Director
12 June 2000
11 May 2000
Resigned Lorimer, Ian Alexander Joseph as Director
29 April 2000
Appointed Archibald, Anneliese as Secretary
28 April 2000
Resigned Kellie, Jennifer as Secretary
7 September 1999
Resigned Burgon, Robert Douglas as Director
15 June 1999
Appointed Paton, Alexander Douglas as Director
15 June 1999
Appointed Sanderson, Michael David, Dr as Director
15 June 1999
Resigned Moody, Charles Edward as Director
9 September 1998
Appointed Kellie, Jennifer as Secretary
8 September 1998
Resigned Moody, Charles Edward as Secretary
16 June 1998
Resigned Raeburn, James Blair as Director
16 June 1998
Appointed Lorimer, Ian Alexander Joseph as Director
24 June 1997
Appointed Moody, Charles Edward as Secretary
24 June 1997
Resigned Mbm Secretarial Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
24 June 1997
Appointed Rodger, Anne Brown as Director
24 June 1997
Appointed Archibald, Anneliese as Director
24 June 1997
Appointed Moody, Charles Edward as Director
29 May 1997
Appointed Raeburn, James Blair as Director
29 May 1997
Appointed Mbm Secretarial Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
29 May 1997
Appointed Burgon, Robert Douglas as Director
29 May 1997
Appointed Ramsay, John Nellies as Director
29 May 1997
Appointed Hay, Ian as Director

Ownership 0 active

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Filings 275

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
14 August 2026Termination of appointment of a director
1 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates29 May 2026
17 April 2026Appointment of a director
16 April 2026Appointment of a director
16 April 2026Appointment of a director
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