The Great Britain - Russia Society

Company 08143145 Active

Registered charity: The Great Britain - Russia Society

Connected board network

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Board DNA

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directors on the board

6.3y median 4.6y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time directors

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

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.

Company details

Number	08143145
Status	Active
Type	PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated	13/07/2012
Address	GROUND FLOOR, 123 PALL MALL, LONDON, SW1Y 5EA
Accounts next due	31/03/2027
Accounts last made up	30/06/2025

Industry (SIC)

85520 - Cultural education

Ownership - persons with significant control (11)

Ms Ute Anita Hilda Lynch British
significant influence or control
Dr Barbara Christine Emerson British
significant influence or control
Mr Henry Pares British
significant influence or control
Mr David Brummell British
significant influence or control
Mr Robert Whiteford British
significant influence or control
Mr James Stuart Thom ceased British
significant influence or control
Dr Elisabeth Mary Robson Elliot ceased British
significant influence or control
Ms Susan Anne Von Bennigsen ceased British
significant influence or control
Dr David Michael Holohan ceased British
significant influence or control
Mrs Olga Isaakovna Selivanova ceased British
significant influence or control
Miss Jenny Alexander ceased British
significant influence or control

Officers (14)

Whiteford, Robert Director · appointed 2024
Emerson, Barbara Director · appointed 2023
Brummell, David Director · appointed 2020
Pares, Henry Secretary · appointed 2020
Lynch, Ute Anita Hilda Director · appointed 2012
Alexander, Jennifer Anne Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2023
Emerson, Barbara Christine Former Secretary · appointed 2016 · resigned 2020
Thom, James Stuart Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2024
Holohan, David Michael, Dr Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2020
Baptista, Andrew Paul Former Secretary · appointed 2012 · resigned 2015
Selivanova, Olga Isaakovna Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2017
Robson Elliot, Elisabeth Mary Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2024
VON Bennigsen, Susan Anne Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2024
Cobb, Nicholas Ashley Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2016

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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