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The Britain - Australia Society
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Who leads it
- Edward Roydon John HoddleDirector · since 2026
- James SwanstonDirector · since 2026
- Cohen CVO, OBE, SamanthaDirector · since 2024
- Andrew Ronald GrillDirector · since 2023
- Kate O'NeillDirector · since 2023
- Louise MulleyDirector · since 2023
- Hon Jeannie LopesDirector · since 2022
- Elizabeth Louisa AmesDirector · since 2020
- Patricia Gwynneth WadleyDirector · since 2019
- Damian John WalshDirector · since 2018
- Elizabeth AmesSecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 73
- Alastair Walton 2023-2025 View profile
- Peter James Sargent 2018-2023 View profile
- Neil Graham Morgan Redcliffe 2016-2021 View profile
- Keith Graeme Newton 2015-2024 View profile
- Julianne Davis 2013-2019 View profile
- Edwin Wong 2013-2023 View profile
- Matthew Johnson 2012-2014 View profile
- Peter Michael Benson 2011-2019 View profile
- Pauline Mavyn Lyle-Smith 2011-2012 View profile
- Vivien Elaine Matthews 2011-2018 View profile
- John Allen 2010-2012 View profile
- Baroness Helen Liddell 2010-2013 View profile
- Judith Crompton 2010-2012 View profile
- George Vestey 2010-2017 View profile
- Michael David Kirk 2009-2013 View profile
- Andrew Hugh Craig 2009-2011 View profile
- Richard William Pavitt 2006-2014 View profile
- Noel Ashcroft 2006-2008 View profile
- Sir Christopher John Benson 2005-2010 View profile
- Rt Hon Lord Alastair Robertson Goodlad 2005-2007 View profile
- Frances Adamson 2005-2009 View profile
- Bradley John Fitzmaurice 2005-2006 View profile
- Buckinghamshire, George Miles, Earl of Buckinghamshire 2004-2011 View profile
- Dale Anthony Eaton 2003-2018 View profile
- Paula Mary Hardgrave 2002-2010 View profile
- William Thomas Ross Tweddell 2002-2005 View profile
- Very Rev Derek Norman Hole 2001-2005 View profile
- John Kelvin Dawson 2001-2007 View profile
- Sir Michael Carleton Smith 2000-2002 View profile
- Michael Douglas Whalley 2000-2010 View profile
- Brian Nicholas Harris 2000-2003 View profile
- Kay Barbara Fairfax Burton 2000-2006 View profile
- Brian Hall 1999-2013 View profile
- David Alexander Ritchie 1999-2002 View profile
- David Lewis Malcolm Alwyn 1998-2000 View profile
- Sir Roger Carrick 1998-2001 View profile
- Rohan Richard Courtney 1997-2006 View profile
- Dermot Mcmanus 1997-2000 View profile
- Patrick Edmund The Earl of Limerick 1996-1999 View profile
- Michael John Wolton 1996-2004 View profile
- Margaret Rosaleen Mcgovern 1996-1999 View profile
- William Ralph Boucher Hassell 1995-1997 View profile
- David Colin Goss 1993-1996 View profile
- Geoffrey Nowell Walls 1992-1995 View profile
- Alan Ernest Seabrooke 1992-1999 View profile
- Sir John Henry Gladstone Leahy 1997 View profile
- Alastair Brian Clarke Harrison 1992 View profile
- June Emelda Trafford 1992 View profile
- Sir Bruce Rodda Williams 1992 View profile
- Simpson, John James Hope, Brigadier 1992 View profile
- Rt Hon Lord Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton 1992 View profile
- David John William Anthony 1992 View profile
- Austin Cecil Edwin Spraggs 1998 View profile
- Professor Sam Scroton Richardson 1992 View profile
- Slim, John Douglas, the Rt Hon Viscount 1992 View profile
- Stephen John Hood 1992 View profile
- Sir Peter Drury Haggerston Gadsden 1992 View profile
- John Alwyn Lewis 1992 View profile
- Sir Eric Grant Yarrow 1992 View profile
- Sir Donald Claude Tebbit 1992 View profile
- Richard Edward Walter Lumley 1992 View profile
- Sir Jack Leslie Rampton 1994 View profile
- Thomas William Borges 1992 View profile
- Richard James Livingstone Altham 1992 View profile
- Lady Beverley Mckay 2000 View profile
- Ian David Gibbins 1996 View profile
- Hari Haran Iyer 2015-2020 View profile
- Kate Kirby 2010-2012 View profile
- Jay Jeyakumar 2010-2010 View profile
- George Richard Vernon Robins 2009-2018 View profile
- Sir Geoffrey Frederick Errington 1998-2010 View profile
- Peter Brind 1996-1997 View profile
- Stuart, Stephen Alexander, Captain 1991-1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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- Incorporated
- 09/11/1971
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Peter Michael Benson ceased 2019-03-18
significant influence · notified 2016-10-13 - Dale Anthony Eaton ceased 2018-05-18
significant influence · notified 2016-10-13
Group
- The Britain - Australia Society
is controlled by Peter Michael Benson
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-10-13, ceased 2019-03-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Peter Michael Benson.
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Total assets
- £204,809
- Cash
- £212,227
- Employees
- 1
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
10 directors on the board
- Elizabeth Louisa Ames Director · appointed 2020
- Cohen CVO, OBE, Samantha Director · appointed 2024
- Andrew Ronald Grill Director · appointed 2023
- Patricia Gwynneth Wadley Director · appointed 2019
- Hon Jeannie Lopes Director · appointed 2022
- Damian John Walsh Director · appointed 2018
- James Swanston Director · appointed 2026
- Kate O'Neill Director · appointed 2023
- Louise Mulley Director · appointed 2023
- Edward Roydon John Hoddle Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Elizabeth Louisa Ames Director · appointed 2020
- Patricia Gwynneth Wadley Director · appointed 2019
- Damian John Walsh Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Andrew Ronald Grill Director · appointed 2023
- Hon Jeannie Lopes Director · appointed 2022
- James Swanston Director · appointed 2026
- Kate O'Neill Director · appointed 2023
- Louise Mulley Director · appointed 2023
- Edward Roydon John Hoddle Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (4)
- Elizabeth Louisa Ames Director · appointed 2020
- Cohen CVO, OBE, Samantha Director · appointed 2024
- Patricia Gwynneth Wadley Director · appointed 2019
- Damian John Walsh Director · appointed 2018
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01030451
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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