The Britain-Australia Society Education Trust
Registered charity 803505 Registered since 1990
Operates: Australia
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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.
9 trustees on the board
- Gregory James Mulley Chair since 2017
- Alison Louise Payne since 2024
- Catherine Lucy O'Neill since 2025
- Charles Jefferis Woodburn Benson KC since 2024
- Gavin Hanwood Davis since 2025
- John Michael May since 2016
- Keith Graeme Newton ACA since 2017
- Pauline Mavyn Lyle-Smith since 2013
- Professor Emeritus Carl Bridge since 2013
6.7y median 9y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Gregory James Mulley Chair since 2017
- John Michael May since 2016
- Keith Graeme Newton ACA since 2017
- Pauline Mavyn Lyle-Smith since 2013
- Professor Emeritus Carl Bridge since 2013
13y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Gregory James Mulley Chair since 2017
- Alison Louise Payne since 2024
- Catherine Lucy O'Neill since 2025
- Gavin Hanwood Davis since 2025
- Professor Emeritus Carl Bridge since 2013
Portfolio (4)
- Charles Jefferis Woodburn Benson KC since 2024
- John Michael May since 2016
- Keith Graeme Newton ACA since 2017
- Pauline Mavyn Lyle-Smith since 2013
4
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 2The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Professional services 10Finance 9Tech and media 5
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£47k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Friends of the University of Sydney 1 shared trustee
- The Leys and ST Faith's Schools Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Jo Benson Day Centre 1 shared trustee
- The Talk About Trust 1 shared trustee
- Viscount Wakefield's Phillip Memorial Fund 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Greek Archaeological Committee (UK) Similar size; both Education
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.britain-australia.org.uk |
| baset@britain-australia.org.uk | |
| Phone | 02076301075 |
| Address | THE BRITAIN AUSTRALIA SOCIETY, Australia Centre, Strand, LONDON, WC2B 4LG |
Finances
£46,915 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £25,275 | £12,795 |
| 2022 | £18,197 | £28,954 |
| 2023 | £71,217 | £42,075 |
| 2024 | £48,890 | £89,969 |
| 2025 | £46,915 | £78,831 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
Children/young PeopleHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ABOUT AUSTRALIA IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 21/05/1990AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 01/10/2008AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 02/06/2015
Trustees (9)
9trustees
68median age
2aged 70+
- Gregory James Mulley Chair since 2017
- Alison Louise Payneage band 65-69 since 2024
- Catherine Lucy O'Neillage band 60-64 since 2025
- Charles Jefferis Woodburn Benson KC since 2024
- Gavin Hanwood Davis since 2025
- John Michael Mayage band 70-74 since 2016
- Keith Graeme Newton ACAage band 70-74 since 2017
- Pauline Mavyn Lyle-Smith since 2013
- Professor Emeritus Carl Bridge since 2013
Connected charities (5)
- Friends of the University of Sydney 1 shared trustee
- The Leys and ST Faith's Schools Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Viscount Wakefield's Phillip Memorial Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Talk About Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Jo Benson Day Centre 1 shared trustee
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