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Franco British Society
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Alan John Watson 2011-2017 View profile
- Baroness Gillian Patricia Shephard 2005-2011 View profile
- Peter Mccoy 1996-2019 View profile
- Sir Major John Emsley Fretwell 1995-2005 View profile
- Sir Reginald Alfred Hibbert 1996 View profile
- William Anderson Beaumont 1998 View profile
- Isabelle Sabine Jean Gault 2014-2022 View profile
- Katharine Mary Brayn 1998-2014 View profile
- Louise Laing 1998-1998 View profile
- Marian Clarke 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 03/12/1918
- Also a registered charity
- Franco-British Society
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
3 directors on the board
- George Frederick Merrylees Director · appointed 2019
- Richard Michael Fairbairn Director · appointed 2019
- Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- George Frederick Merrylees Director · appointed 2019
- Richard Michael Fairbairn Director · appointed 2019
- Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (2)
- George Frederick Merrylees Director · appointed 2019
- Richard Michael Fairbairn Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00152104
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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