Registered charity · London
The Anglo-Norse Society in London
The Anglo-Norse Society is constituted, to advance the education of the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Norwegians living in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in all aspects of the...
- 10 trustees
- Income £15k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Paul Malcolm GobeyChair · since 2015
- Berit HurstTrustee · since 2022
- Carolyn Ingrid Christophersen MBETrustee · since 2018
- Dr Elettra CarboneTrustee · since 2015
- Dr Marie Janet WellsTrustee · since 2000
- Dr William James ColesTrustee · since 2021
- Francesco SchiassiTrustee · since 2023
- Peter Nicholas Aurdal-LawrenceTrustee · since 2025
- SIR Anthony Herbert EveringtonTrustee · since 2024
- Solveig Magdalena NepstadTrustee · since 2021
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 London, Norway
- Website
- www.anglo-norse.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1972
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£15k£17k
- 2023£15k£11k
- 2022£18k£15k
Earlier years
- 2021£13k£18k
- 2020£12k£16k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
The Anglo-Norse Society is constituted, to advance the education of the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Norwegians living in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in all aspects of the Kingdom of Norway, its people, history, language, artistic, scientific and economic life and similarly to promote the education of the citizens of Norway in all aspects of the United Kingdom.With such objects in view, the Society may:a) make available publications both in English and Norwegian, organise lectures, film shows, art exhibitions and similar functions and give advice and assistance in all matters relating to such education;b) increase and disseminate in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland knowledge of Norway and the Norwegian way of life, with particular reference to its economic, social, political, historical and cultural institutions and developments and afford opportunities for the study of all aspects of Norwegian life and thought;c) grant bursaries to citizens of Norway for study in the United Kingdom and to citizens of the United Kingdom for study in Norway;d) grant bursaries for Norwegian-related studies in the United Kingdom to citizens of the United Kingdom and to those with a right to study in the United Kingdom;e) raise funds to finance these activities;f) use whatever other means to achieve the Society?s aims as the Trustees shall from time to time in their discretion determine.
Board analysis
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
- Paul Malcolm Gobey Chair since 2015
- Berit Hurst since 2022
- Carolyn Ingrid Christophersen MBE since 2018
- Dr Elettra Carbone since 2015
- Dr Marie Janet Wells since 2000
- Dr William James Coles since 2021
- Francesco Schiassi since 2023
- Peter Nicholas Aurdal-Lawrence since 2025
- SIR Anthony Herbert Everington since 2024
- Solveig Magdalena Nepstad since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Paul Malcolm Gobey Chair since 2015
- Carolyn Ingrid Christophersen MBE since 2018
- Dr Elettra Carbone since 2015
- Dr Marie Janet Wells since 2000
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Paul Malcolm Gobey Chair since 2015
- Berit Hurst since 2022
- Carolyn Ingrid Christophersen MBE since 2018
- Dr Elettra Carbone since 2015
- Dr Marie Janet Wells since 2000
- Dr William James Coles since 2021
- Francesco Schiassi since 2023
- Peter Nicholas Aurdal-Lawrence since 2025
- Solveig Magdalena Nepstad since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- SIR Anthony Herbert Everington since 2024
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.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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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
- 263933
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED ON 3RD MAY 1966 AND AMENDED ON 13TH JANUARY 1972 as amended on 31 May 2018 as amended on 30 May 2024 as amended on 30 May 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01825 840043 · info@anglo-norse.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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