Registered charity · London
The British-German Association
- 10 trustees
- Income £356k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Peter BarnesChair · since 2018
- Andrew Thomas GilchristTrustee · since 2020
- Annika FalconerTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Sybille SteinerTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Tara Talwar WindsorTrustee · since 2025
- Duncan JohnstonTrustee · since 2021
- Isabella de TarantoTrustee · since 2026
- Miriam ThiedeTrustee · since 2018
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- Robin PhillipsTrustee · since 2026
- Ross McewenTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.britishgermanassociation.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The British-German Association
- Registered
- 1970
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£356k£148k
- 2024£165k£126k
- 2023£108k£136k
Earlier years
- 2022£112k£132k
- 2021£93k£110k
Charitable objects
(A) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND IN THE SCIENCE, ART, LITERATURE, MUSIC, HISTORY, ECONOMICS, PHILOSOPHY, CULTURE OR OTHER RECOGNISED SUBJECTS OF ACADEMIC STUDY OF GERMANY. (B) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF CITIZENS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IN THE SCIENCE, ART, LITERATURE, MUSIC, HISTORY, ECONOMICS, PHILOSOPHY, CULTURE OR OTHER RECOGNISED SUBJECTS OF ACADEMIC STUDY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AT UNIVERSITIES, TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES AND OTHER FOUNDATIONS THEREIN. (C) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT GERMANY AND ITS PEOPLES, HISTORY, LANGUAGE, INSTITUTIONS, CULTURE AND ITS ARTISTIC, INTELLECTUAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE AS AFORESAID.
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Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Peter Barnes Chair since 2018
- Andrew Thomas Gilchrist since 2020
- Annika Falconer since 2024
- Dr Sybille Steiner since 2018
- Dr Tara Talwar Windsor since 2025
- Duncan Johnston since 2021
- Isabella de Taranto since 2026
- Miriam Thiede since 2018
- Robin Phillips since 2026
- Ross Mcewen since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Peter Barnes Chair since 2018
- Andrew Thomas Gilchrist since 2020
- Dr Sybille Steiner since 2018
- Miriam Thiede since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Peter Barnes Chair since 2018
- Andrew Thomas Gilchrist since 2020
- Annika Falconer since 2024
- Dr Sybille Steiner since 2018
- Dr Tara Talwar Windsor since 2025
- Duncan Johnston since 2021
- Isabella de Taranto since 2026
- Miriam Thiede since 2018
- Ross Mcewen since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Robin Phillips since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 206062
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25TH MARCH 1958 AS AMENDED 10TH JUNE 1970, 29TH 0CTOBER 1986, 25TH APRIL 1995 AND 14TH NOVEMBER 1995.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26 MAY 2020
- Companies House
- Company number 00601207 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02072351922 · office@britishgermanassociation.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
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