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The International Polar Foundation-UK
Other education n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Dr Mark Brandon 2014-2025 View profile
- Arabella Claire Felicity Slinger 2014-2026 View profile
- Professor David Cope 2009-2015 View profile
- Stephen James Cox 2006-2017 View profile
- Meredith Jean Hooper 2006-2017 View profile
- Arabella Slinger 2019-2026 View profile
- Dr Elizabeth Pasteur 2008-2019 View profile
- Jean De Pomereu 2006-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other education n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 05/05/2006
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- The International Polar Foundation - UK
Financials
- Net assets
- £21,224
- Total assets
- £21,224
- Employees
- 0
- 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.
4 directors on the board
- Jessica Lippens Director · appointed 2025
- Alain Hubert Director · appointed 2006
- Sir Robert Andrew Burns Director · appointed 2006
- Nighat Amin Director · appointed 2006
Directors past 6 years
- Alain Hubert Director · appointed 2006
- Sir Robert Andrew Burns Director · appointed 2006
- Nighat Amin Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Jessica Lippens Director · appointed 2025
- Alain Hubert Director · appointed 2006
- Sir Robert Andrew Burns Director · appointed 2006
- Nighat Amin Director · appointed 2006
Left in the last 12 months
- Arabella Claire Felicity Slinger Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2026
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
- 05807384
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- 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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