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American European Business Association Limited

American European Business Association Limited is an active UK company (number 01716719), incorporated 1983, with 7 current directors including Simon Tristan Bax and Claire Faulkner. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Paul Simon O'Donnell 2017-2022 Director View profile
  2. Sarah Brunson Elliott 2014-2018 Director View profile
  3. Mark Alexander Wippell 2013-2021 Director View profile
  4. Brian Michael Puffer 2011-2014 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Charles Burrard-Lucas 2006-2011 Director View profile
  6. Jonathan Osborne Hagger 2004-2009 Director View profile
  7. Douglas John King 2004-2023 Director View profile
  8. Ronald Joseph Carlson 2002-2024 Director View profile
  9. Richard Simon Gubbins 2002-2020 Director View profile
  10. David Edmund Shellard 2001-2013 Director View profile
  11. John Vernon Harry Robins 2000-2006 Director View profile
  12. Trevor Gordon Evans 1998-2000 Director View profile
  13. Ian Macpherson Arnott 1997-2002 Director View profile
  14. David Stannard Jenkins 2004 Director View profile
  15. Iain Ernest Filshill Hope 1997 Director View profile
  16. Sir David Lancaster Nicolson 1996 Director View profile
  17. Joyce Renney 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  18. Charlotte Laycock 2017-2024 Secretary View profile
  19. Patricia Webb Robinson 1997-2014 Secretary View profile
  20. Alison Prince 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/04/1983

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.

Group

  1. American European Business Association Limited is controlled by Paul Jonathan Kensit Staples
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2022-06-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Jonathan Kensit Staples.

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

Net assets
£51,635
Total assets
£51,635
Cash
£98,317
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

7 directors on the board

6.7y median 6.3y
average tenure
16.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Business services 1

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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01716719
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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