Company
Friends of Sharmanka
Friends of Sharmanka is an active UK company (number SC159830), incorporated 1995, with 8 current directors including Nichola Rosemary Fletcher and Dr Timothy John Fletcher. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Nichola Rosemary FletcherDirector · since 2009
- Dr Timothy John FletcherDirector · since 2009
- Mikhail BottingDirector · since 2009
- Dr Arkady Arieh RetikDirector · since 2009
- John Eric CavanaghDirector · since 2009
- Peter James SearleDirector · since 2007
- Eduard BersudskyDirector · since 1997
- Maggy Stead LenertDirector · since 1997
- Tatyana JakovskayaSecretary · since 1995
Previous officers 5
- David John Green 2009-2011 View profile
- Sergey Jakovsky 2009-2009 View profile
- Annie Houston Reddick 2009-2015 View profile
- Anne Von Bennigsen 1999-2004 View profile
- Brian Reid 1995-1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 17/08/1995
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.
8 directors on the board
- Eduard Bersudsky Director · appointed 1997
- Mikhail Botting Director · appointed 2009
- Nichola Rosemary Fletcher Director · appointed 2009
- Dr Arkady Arieh Retik Director · appointed 2009
- Maggy Stead Lenert Director · appointed 1997
- John Eric Cavanagh Director · appointed 2009
- Dr Timothy John Fletcher Director · appointed 2009
- Peter James Searle Director · appointed 2007
Directors past 6 years
- Eduard Bersudsky Director · appointed 1997
- Mikhail Botting Director · appointed 2009
- Nichola Rosemary Fletcher Director · appointed 2009
- Dr Arkady Arieh Retik Director · appointed 2009
- Maggy Stead Lenert Director · appointed 1997
- John Eric Cavanagh Director · appointed 2009
- Dr Timothy John Fletcher Director · appointed 2009
- Peter James Searle Director · appointed 2007
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Eduard Bersudsky Director · appointed 1997
- Mikhail Botting Director · appointed 2009
- Nichola Rosemary Fletcher Director · appointed 2009
- Dr Arkady Arieh Retik Director · appointed 2009
- Maggy Stead Lenert Director · appointed 1997
- John Eric Cavanagh Director · appointed 2009
- Peter James Searle Director · appointed 2007
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Timothy John Fletcher Director · appointed 2009
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
- SC159830
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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