The R&A Foundation

ActiveSC247050 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
2 April 2003 (23 years)
Industry
Other sports activities (93199)
Directors
David Ross Mccarthy
Valerie Catherine Melvin
Owned by
Accounts type
Small
Region
Scotland
Address
Beach House
Golf Place
St Andrews
KY16 9JA

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
27 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
13 April 2026

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Mccarthy, David Ross
Director · Appointed 25 September 2026
Canadian
Born April 1959 (67)
Melvin, Valerie Catherine
Director · Appointed 25 September 2026
British
Born March 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 5 March 2026
Also at The Entrepreneurial Exchange Limited
British
Born September 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 18 September 2025
British
Born July 1955 (71)
Director · Appointed 13 December 2024
Also at R&A Championships Limited, The Old Course Limited, R&A Golf and Leisure Limited
British
Born March 1979 (47)
Director · Appointed 19 September 2024
British
Born March 1961 (65)
Brink, John Daniel
Secretary · Appointed 2 May 2023
Director · Appointed 30 April 2012
Also at R&A Championships Limited, Golf Museum Services Limited, R & A Nominees Limited · more companies
British
Born December 1970 (55)
Officer history (31 former)
25 September 2026
Appointed Melvin, Valerie Catherine as Director
25 September 2026
Resigned Fleet, Roberta Louise as Director
25 September 2026
Resigned Skinner, Colin James Marshall as Director
25 September 2026
Appointed Mccarthy, David Ross as Director
5 March 2026
Appointed Lothian, Andrew Jonathan as Director
18 September 2025
Appointed Skinner, Colin James Marshall as Director
18 September 2025
Appointed Donaldson, Michael Neil as Director
18 September 2025
Resigned Macgregor, George as Director
13 December 2024
Appointed Darbon, Mark Robert Guy as Director
13 December 2024
Resigned Slumbers, Martin Richard as Director
19 September 2024
Appointed Peel, Nicholas John as Director
19 September 2024
Resigned Shannon, Toby Richard as Director
21 September 2023
Appointed Fleet, Roberta Louise as Director
21 September 2023
Resigned Dowling, Claire as Director
2 May 2023
Appointed Brink, John Daniel as Secretary
2 May 2023
Resigned Murray, John Fraser as Secretary
24 September 2020
Appointed Shannon, Toby Richard as Director
24 September 2020
Resigned Harrison, Charles Philip as Director
19 September 2019
Appointed Dowling, Claire as Director
19 September 2019
Resigned Devlin, Roger William as Director
22 September 2016
Appointed Harrison, Charles Philip as Director
22 September 2016
Resigned Turner, Donald Ian as Director
22 September 2016
Resigned Cochrane, Graham as Director
24 September 2015
Appointed Slumbers, Martin Richard as Director
24 September 2015
Appointed Devlin, Roger William as Director
24 September 2015
Appointed Macgregor, George as Director
24 September 2015
Resigned Rich, Nigel Mervyn Sutherland as Director
24 September 2015
Resigned Ritchie, Hamish Martin John as Director
24 September 2015
Resigned Dawson, Peter as Director
19 September 2013
Appointed Turner, Donald Ian as Director
19 September 2013
Resigned Hanna, Ronald George as Director
20 September 2012
Resigned Schofield, Kenneth Douglas as Director
20 September 2012
Appointed Cochrane, Graham as Director
20 September 2012
Appointed Rich, Nigel Mervyn Sutherland as Director
20 September 2012
Resigned Greenhough, Peter William John as Director
30 April 2012
Appointed Murray, John Fraser as Secretary
30 April 2012
Resigned Dobell, Mark Timothy as Secretary
30 April 2012
Resigned Dobell, Mark Timothy as Director
30 April 2012
Appointed Murray, John Fraser as Director
22 September 2010
Resigned Hodgkinson, Keith Harry as Director
22 September 2010
Appointed Ritchie, Hamish Martin John as Director
22 September 2010
Appointed Schofield, Kenneth Douglas as Director
22 September 2010
Resigned Beharrell, John Charles as Director
23 September 2009
Appointed Hanna, Ronald George as Director
23 September 2009
Resigned Morris, Arthur Macgregor as Director
17 September 2008
Appointed Greenhough, Peter William John as Director
17 September 2008
Appointed Morris, Arthur Macgregor as Director
17 September 2008
Resigned Marks, Geoffrey Conway as Director
17 September 2008
Resigned Webb, Robert Mitchel as Director
19 September 2007
Appointed Hodgkinson, Keith Harry as Director
19 September 2007
Resigned Morris, Arthur Macgregor as Director
20 September 2006
Resigned Attenborough, Michael Francis as Director
20 September 2006
Appointed Beharrell, John Charles as Director
21 September 2005
Resigned Gormly, Allan Graham as Director
21 September 2005
Appointed Morris, Arthur Macgregor as Director
21 September 2005
Resigned Stephens, Noel Melville as Director
21 September 2005
Appointed Marks, Geoffrey Conway as Director
22 September 2004
Appointed Webb, Robert Mitchel as Director
22 September 2004
Resigned Goodwin, John Macleod as Director
18 September 2003
Appointed Dobell, Mark Timothy as Secretary
18 September 2003
Appointed Goodwin, John Macleod as Director
18 September 2003
Appointed Attenborough, Michael Francis as Director
18 September 2003
Appointed Dobell, Mark Timothy as Director
18 September 2003
Appointed Stephens, Noel Melville as Director
18 September 2003
Appointed Dawson, Peter as Director
18 September 2003
Appointed Gormly, Allan Graham as Director
18 September 2003
Resigned Charlotte Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
18 September 2003
Resigned Meiklejohn, Iain Maury Campbell as Director
2 April 2003
Appointed Charlotte Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
2 April 2003
Appointed Meiklejohn, Iain Maury Campbell as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited Company
Reg. no. Sc247049

Group structure 4 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

R&A Trust Company (No.2) Limited
The R&A Foundation This company Owns 75–100% of shares
The R&A World Golf Museum Owns 75–100% of shares
Golf Museum Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
15 September 2026Accounts for a small company31 December 2025

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Golf Museum Services Limited
R & A Nominees Limited
R&A Championships Limited
R&A Golf and Leisure Limited
R&A Group Services Limited
R&A Investment Holdings Limited

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