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The Great Britain - Russia Society
The Great Britain - Russia Society is an active UK company (number 08143145), incorporated 2012, with 6 current directors including Robert Whiteford and Barbara Emerson. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.
Cultural education
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Jennifer Anne Alexander 2018-2023 View profile
- James Stuart Thom 2012-2024 View profile
- Dr David Michael Holohan 2012-2020 View profile
- Olga Isaakovna Selivanova 2012-2017 View profile
- Elisabeth Mary Robson Elliot 2012-2024 View profile
- Susan Anne Von Bennigsen 2012-2024 View profile
- Nicholas Ashley Cobb 2012-2016 View profile
- Andrew Paul Baptista 2012-2015 View profile
- Barbara Christine Emerson 2016-2020 View profile
- Andrew Paul Baptista 2012-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Cultural education
- Incorporated
- 13/07/2012
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- The Great Britain - Russia Society
Ownership
Owned by (9) 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.
- Ute Anita Hilda Lynch
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Barbara Emerson
significant influence · notified 2017-02-13 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Henry Pares
significant influence · notified 2020-04-29 - David Brummell
significant influence · notified 2020-04-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Robert Whiteford
significant influence · notified 2024-08-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company - James Stuart Thom ceased 2024-08-20
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Elisabeth Mary Robson Elliot ceased 2024-08-20
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Susan Anne Von Bennigsen ceased 2024-08-20
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Olga Isaakovna Selivanova ceased 2017-02-13
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
No holder of more than 50% of the shares or voting rights, or of the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors, is recorded on the PSC register for The Great Britain - Russia Society.
Ownership paths are calculated from the active Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings that show a majority (more than 50% of shares or voting rights, or the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors). Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates. Holdings of 25-50% are significant influence or control, not majority control, and are not used to build a group.
Financials
- Net assets
- £89,091
- Total assets
- £89,091
- Cash
- £29,921
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
5 directors on the board
- David Brummell Director · appointed 2020
- Ute Anita Hilda Lynch Director · appointed 2012
- Barbara Emerson Director · appointed 2023
- Robert Whiteford Director · appointed 2024
- David Brummell Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- David Brummell Director · appointed 2020
- Ute Anita Hilda Lynch Director · appointed 2012
- David Brummell Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- David Brummell Director · appointed 2020
- Ute Anita Hilda Lynch Director · appointed 2012
- Barbara Emerson Director · appointed 2023
- Robert Whiteford Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (1)
- David Brummell Director · appointed 2020
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
- 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
- 08143145
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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