British Exploring Society

Active02411786 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
8 August 1989 (37 years)
Previously known as
British Schools Exploring Society (until 24 August 2011)
Bses Expeditions (until 11 July 2007)
The British Schools Exploring Society (until 24 January 1997)
Industry
Other education n.e.c. (85590)
Directors
Susan Margaret Redshaw
Accounts type
Small
Region
Greater London
Address
Royal Geographical Society
1 Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AR

Filing status

Accounts due
31 July 2027
Last accounts
31 October 2025
Conf. stmt due
27 May 2027
Last conf. stmt
13 May 2026

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Redshaw, Susan Margaret
Director · Appointed 21 May 2026
British
Born September 1954 (72)
Director · Appointed 20 May 2026
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British
Born April 1978 (48)
Director · Appointed 14 November 2024
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British
Born March 1959 (67)
Smith, James Roland
Director · Appointed 15 February 2024
British
Born July 1986 (40)
Director · Appointed 12 February 2024
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British
Born September 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 7 April 2022
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British
Born July 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 7 April 2022
Also at Broadgate Court Limited
British
Born February 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 7 April 2022
Also at Cambridge Management Consulting Partners LLP
British
Born June 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 23 July 2019
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British
Born October 1971 (55)
Young, Carolyn Margaret
Director · Appointed 6 July 2017
British
Born April 1970 (56)
Officer history (111 former)
21 May 2026
Appointed Redshaw, Susan Margaret as Director
20 May 2026
Appointed Parr, Emma Marie as Director
10 August 2025
Resigned Selmes, Lindsay Jane as Director
9 April 2025
Resigned Rees, Marvin as Director
14 November 2024
Appointed Kleiner, Richard Howard as Director
10 October 2024
Appointed Rees, Marvin as Director
3 October 2024
Resigned Walton, Richard William as Director
3 October 2024
Resigned Tilston, David Frank as Director
24 September 2024
Resigned Royston, Claire, Dr as Director
10 April 2024
Resigned Wells, David Alexander as Director
10 April 2024
Resigned Redshaw, Susan Margaret as Director
10 April 2024
Resigned Maginnis, Ian Philip as Director
15 February 2024
Appointed Selmes, Lindsay Jane as Director
15 February 2024
Appointed Smith, James Roland as Director
12 February 2024
Appointed Parrish, Sarah Jane as Director
10 November 2023
Appointed Walton, Richard William as Director
30 September 2022
Resigned Park-Weir, Jane Elizabeth Ann as Director
7 April 2022
Appointed Royston, Claire, Dr as Director
7 April 2022
Appointed Passingham, Timothy Mark as Director
7 April 2022
Appointed Wells, David Alexander as Director
7 April 2022
Resigned Van Daele, Patrick Maria Emiel as Director
7 April 2022
Appointed Fawcett, Mark Christopher as Director
7 April 2022
Appointed Hopkinson, James as Director
18 November 2021
Resigned Bartles-Smith, David Charles as Director
18 August 2021
Resigned Owen, Ruth Elizabeth as Director
30 September 2020
Appointed Owen, Ruth Elizabeth as Director
2 April 2020
Resigned Eastwood, Rupert John Anthony as Director
2 April 2020
Resigned Wolstenholme, Joanna Sally as Director
2 April 2020
Appointed Bartles-Smith, David Charles as Director
5 February 2020
Appointed Tilston, David Frank as Director
5 November 2019
Resigned Blakey, Michael Andrew as Director
1 November 2019
Resigned Gisby, Jonathan Hugh as Director
1 November 2019
Resigned Oppenheim, Douglas as Director
10 August 2019
Appointed Maginnis, Ian Philip as Director
23 July 2019
Appointed Moodgal, Rahul Nath as Director
26 June 2019
Resigned Sorensen, Deidre Susanne as Director
26 June 2019
29 November 2018
Resigned Hartz, John Frederick as Director
27 September 2018
14 June 2018
Resigned Bailey, David John William as Director
1 May 2018
Appointed Gisby, Jonathan Hugh as Director
5 March 2018
Resigned Horgan, Daragh Richard as Director
8 September 2017
Resigned Geldart, Jonathan as Director
6 July 2017
Appointed Hartz, John Frederick as Director
6 July 2017
Appointed Bailey, David John William as Director
6 July 2017
Appointed Van Daele, Patrick Maria Emiel as Director
6 July 2017
Appointed Young, Carolyn Margaret as Director
15 February 2017
Resigned Lloyd, Steven, Dr as Director
15 February 2017
Appointed Blakey, Michael Andrew as Director
15 February 2017
Resigned Watson, Peter Edward Foote as Director
15 February 2017
Resigned Lewis, Michael as Director
13 April 2016
Resigned Christie, John Nicholas as Director
13 April 2016
Resigned Moss, Jeremy Michael Edward as Director
13 April 2016
Resigned Graham, Andrew, Lt Gen as Secretary
13 April 2016
Appointed Eastwood, Rupert John Anthony as Director
13 April 2016
Appointed Redshaw, Susan Margaret as Director
13 April 2016
Resigned Williams, Richard John Washington as Director
13 April 2016
Appointed Wolstenholme, Joanna Sally as Director
12 April 2016
Appointed Park-Weir, Jane Elizabeth Ann as Director
31 January 2015
Appointed Graham, Andrew, Lt Gen as Secretary
31 January 2015
Resigned Harling, Nigel David George as Director
31 January 2015
Resigned Pearson, Peter Thomas Clayton, Lt Gen as Secretary
31 January 2015
Appointed Sorensen, Deidre Susanne as Director
25 January 2014
Appointed Geldart, Jonathan as Director
25 January 2014
Resigned Stephens, Benjamin James as Director
25 January 2014
Appointed Lewis, Michael as Director
25 January 2014
Resigned Marlow-Thomas, Piers John Derrick as Director
31 January 2013
Resigned Aston, Felicity Ann Dawn as Director
26 January 2013
Resigned Griffiths, Wendy Jane as Director
26 January 2013
Resigned Clarke, Trevor Alan as Director
26 January 2013
Resigned Whiting, Anthony Charles as Director
13 April 2012
Resigned Wood, Richard John as Director
28 January 2012
Appointed Horgan, Daragh Richard as Director
1 September 2011
Resigned Haddock, Nicholas John Rudyerd as Director
29 January 2011
29 January 2011
Appointed Aston, Felicity Ann Dawn as Director
29 January 2011
Resigned Marshall, Derek as Director
29 January 2011
Appointed Haddock, Nicholas John Rudyerd as Director
29 January 2011
Appointed Griffiths, Wendy Jane as Director
29 January 2011
Appointed Lloyd, Steven, Dr as Director
29 January 2011
Resigned Toal, James Andrew as Director
29 January 2011
Resigned Baggs, Michael Vincent as Director
28 October 2010
Appointed Williams, Richard John Washington as Director
30 January 2010
Resigned Haddock, Nicholas John Rudyerd as Director
30 January 2010
Resigned Jackson, Clare Charlotte Mabel as Director
30 January 2010
Resigned Brookes, Elizabeth as Director
30 January 2010
Appointed Pearson, Peter Thomas Clayton, Lt Gen as Secretary
30 January 2010
Appointed Christie, John Nicholas as Director
30 January 2010
Resigned Taunton-Burnet, William Doidge as Secretary
4 June 2009
Resigned Tinsley, Matthew Charles, Doctor as Director
31 January 2009
Resigned Reeve, Michael Arthur Ferard as Director
31 January 2009
Resigned Thompson, Nicholas Allen as Director
31 January 2009
Resigned Macdonald, Alastair as Director
31 January 2009
Appointed Marlow-Thomas, Piers John Derrick as Director
31 January 2009
Appointed Oppenheim, Douglas as Director
31 January 2009
Appointed Harling, Nigel David George as Director
23 April 2008
Appointed Stephens, Benjamin James as Director
21 April 2008
4 February 2008
Resigned Williams, Richard John Washington as Director
26 January 2008
Resigned Wood, Roy, Major General as Director
26 January 2008
Appointed Moss, Jeremy Michael Edward as Director
26 January 2008
Resigned Mayer, Sarah Margaret as Director
26 January 2008
Appointed Toal, James Andrew as Director
26 January 2008
26 January 2008
Appointed Jackson, Clare Charlotte Mabel as Director
27 January 2007
Resigned Walker, David as Director
27 January 2007
Appointed Tinsley, Matthew Charles, Doctor as Director
27 January 2007
Appointed Whiting, Anthony Charles as Director
27 January 2007
Appointed Marshall, Derek as Director
27 January 2007
Appointed Thompson, Nicholas Allen as Director
27 January 2007
Resigned Ridd, Michael Frederick as Director
27 January 2007
Resigned Harvey, Peter Henry Charles as Director
27 January 2007
Appointed Brookes, Elizabeth as Director
27 January 2007
Resigned Mountford, John Owen as Director
27 January 2007
Appointed Clarke, Trevor Alan as Director
27 January 2007
Appointed Haddock, Nicholas John Rudyerd as Director
27 January 2007
Appointed Wood, Richard John as Director
27 January 2007
Appointed Baggs, Michael Vincent as Director
28 January 2006
Resigned Evans, Anthony Holdsworth Bryan as Director
28 January 2006
Resigned Craig, Lorraine Emily, Dr as Director
28 January 2006
Resigned Josey, Kenneth Simon as Director
28 January 2006
28 January 2006
Resigned Fordham, Derek Ernest as Director
2 March 2005
Appointed Taunton-Burnet, William Doidge as Secretary
2 March 2005
Resigned Matheson, Alexander Fergus, Lt Col as Secretary
29 January 2005
Resigned Cannings, Patrick Arthur Roger as Director
29 January 2005
Appointed Harvey, Peter Henry Charles as Director
29 January 2005
Appointed Mountford, John Owen as Director
29 January 2005
Resigned Wood, Richard John as Director
29 January 2005
Appointed Williams, Richard John Washington as Director
29 January 2005
Resigned Whiting, Anthony Charles as Director
29 January 2005
Appointed Mayer, Sarah Margaret as Director
21 December 2004
Resigned Morgan, Leslie as Director
6 December 2004
Resigned Needham, Brian as Director
5 November 2004
Resigned Cross, Angus Patrick, Colonel as Director
31 January 2004
Resigned Ashwell, Ian Yorke, Dr as Director
31 January 2004
Resigned Duncan, Antony Richard James as Director
31 January 2004
Resigned Furse, Chris as Director
31 January 2004
Appointed Watson, Peter Edward Foote as Director
29 July 2003
Resigned Matheson, Alexander Fergus, Lt Col as Director
26 January 2003
Appointed Reeve, Michael Arthur Ferard as Director
25 January 2003
Resigned Pitchfork, Graham Ralph as Director
25 January 2003
Appointed Macdonald, Alastair as Director
4 July 2002
Resigned Rigby, Robert Nicholas as Director
4 July 2002
Appointed Cross, Angus Patrick, Colonel as Director
1 July 2002
Resigned Wright, Christopher Donald Paul, Dr as Director
30 April 2002
Resigned Mccormack, Anna as Director
22 April 2002
Resigned Overton, Marianne Jane as Director
13 December 2001
8 September 2001
Appointed Matheson, Alexander Fergus, Lt Col as Director
8 September 2001
8 September 2001
Appointed Matheson, Alexander Fergus, Lt Col as Secretary
20 January 2001
Appointed Walker, David as Director
20 January 2001
Resigned Edington, Fiona Anne as Director
20 January 2001
Appointed Furse, Chris as Director
4 July 2000
Appointed Rigby, Robert Nicholas as Director
22 January 2000
Appointed Josey, Kenneth Simon as Director
22 January 2000
Resigned Hyne, Adam as Director
22 January 2000
Resigned Hankinson, Kenneth William as Director
22 January 2000
Appointed Ridd, Michael Frederick as Director
22 January 2000
Resigned May, Hugh Preston, Captain as Director
22 January 2000
Appointed Mccormack, Anna as Director
11 January 2000
Resigned Glen-Haig, Mary Alison, Dame as Director
8 July 1999
Appointed Craig, Lorraine Emily, Dr as Director
23 January 1999
Appointed Hyne, Adam as Director
23 January 1999
Resigned Ward, Raymond Henry as Director
23 January 1999
10 January 1998
Resigned Wilson, Alan Martin, Professor as Director
10 January 1998
Resigned Furse, John Richard Chris as Director
10 January 1998
Appointed Wright, Christopher Donald Paul, Dr as Director
10 January 1998
Appointed Hankinson, Kenneth William as Director
10 January 1998
Appointed Morgan, Leslie as Director
10 January 1998
Appointed May, Hugh Preston, Captain as Director
11 January 1997
Resigned Headland, Robert Keith as Director
11 January 1997
Resigned Ringe, Michael John as Director
13 January 1996
Resigned Hartley, Frank Rodney as Director
13 January 1996
Resigned Hatchell, David Montague as Director
13 January 1996
Resigned Meatyard, Barry Thomas, Dr as Director
13 January 1996
Resigned Pike, John as Director
13 January 1996
Resigned Phipps, Raymond Harold as Director
13 January 1996
Resigned Downie, George as Director
13 January 1996
Resigned Green, Georgina Louise May, Dr as Director
14 January 1995
Appointed Needham, Brian as Director
14 January 1995
Appointed Edington, Fiona Anne as Director
14 January 1995
Appointed Hartley, Frank Rodney as Director
14 January 1995
Resigned Cox, Timothy Roy as Director
14 January 1995
Resigned Rose, Fiona Anne, Major as Director
14 January 1995
8 January 1994
Appointed Evans, Anthony Holdsworth Bryan as Director
8 January 1994
Appointed Wood, Roy, Major General as Director
1 November 1993
Resigned Steer, Peter Frank, Lt Col (Retd) as Secretary
1 November 1993
1 August 1993
Resigned Chapman, John Roger as Director
1 August 1993
Resigned Walker, David, Sgt (Mr) as Director
9 January 1993
Appointed Rose, Fiona Anne, Major as Director
9 January 1993
Resigned Pymm, Stephen as Director
9 January 1993
Resigned Needham, Brian as Director
9 January 1993
Appointed Walker, David, Sgt (Mr) as Director
9 January 1993
Appointed Cannings, Patrick Arthur Roger as Director
9 January 1993
Appointed Meatyard, Barry Thomas, Dr as Director
11 January 1992
Resigned Vessey, John Gerald as Director
11 January 1992
Appointed Cox, Timothy Roy as Director
11 January 1992
Appointed Wilson, Alan Martin, Professor as Director
11 January 1992
Resigned Crabtree, Richard David as Director
7 October 1991
Resigned Hodgson, Doris Marjorie as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

What British Exploring Society say about themselves

“As a charity, we take young people on expeditions to wild and remote locations - where they find their fire.”

— from britishexploring.org

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
10 September 2026Appointment of a director
10 September 2026Appointment of a director
18 August 2026Accounts for a small company31 October 2025

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