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Himalayan and Nepal Arts and Culture Society

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 21

  1. Govinda Sah 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Lauren Bickerdike 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Sita Maiya Rajchal 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Saroj Mahato 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Gyan Prasad Gurung 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Pradumna Raj Sharma 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Deepesh Man Shakya 2019-2022 Director View profile
  8. Dr Pramod Koyee 2019-2022 Director View profile
  9. Nabin Pokharel 2019-2023 Director View profile
  10. Dr Raymond John Davies 2018-2020 Director View profile
  11. Yadav Prasad Bhandari 2016-2020 Director View profile
  12. James Lamb 2016-2025 Director View profile
  13. Jib Acharya 2016-2023 Director View profile
  14. Rajendra Kadel 2014-2020 Director View profile
  15. Naresh Kumar Khapangi Magar 2014-2020 Director View profile
  16. Denise Wootten 2014-2018 Director View profile
  17. Professor Christine Louise Shiel 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. Arjun Kumar Katuwal 2014-2020 Director View profile
  19. Sebastian Gray 2014-2014 Director View profile
  20. Ram Hari Adhikari 2013-2018 Director View profile
  21. Laxmi Ghimire 2013-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/07/2013

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Himalayan and Nepal Arts and Culture Society is controlled by Alan Cominus William Mercel-Sanca
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2016-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alan Cominus William Mercel-Sanca.

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.

Grants received

3 grants · £45,856 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £28,500
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £17,356 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,5002021-02-25
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £28,5002018-08-08
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £7,8562017-07-26
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.

3 directors on the board

7.8y median 6.1y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

3
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08626011
Status
Active - Proposal to Strike off
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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