Registered charity · Cardiff
Geologists' Association-South Wales Group Cymdeithas Y Daearegwyr- Grwp DE Cymru
The objects of the Group are to advance, for the benefit of the public, education and research to promote knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the field of geology and of other allied earth, planetary and environmental sciences.
- 15 trustees
- Income £2k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Christopher BerryChair · since 2022
- Alan Edward BowringTrustee · since 2026
- Chris LeeTrustee · since 2018
- Cindy HowellsTrustee · since 2011
- DR Geraint OwenTrustee · since 1988
- DR Hazel Elizabeth TrenbirthTrustee · since 2008
- Dr Katherine FickenTrustee · since 2023
- DR Lesley ChernsTrustee · since 1996
- Elen StathamTrustee · since 2020
- John NuddsTrustee · since 2017
- Kevin PrivettTrustee · since 2021
- Nick PollockTrustee · since 2019
- Rhian KendallTrustee · since 2001
- Sara Louise DaviesTrustee · since 2024
- Stephen Richard HoweTrustee · since 1998
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.swga.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1996
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2k£1k
- 2024£2k£2k
- 2023£1k£1k
Earlier years
- 2022£1k£1k
- 2021£1k£487
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The objects of the Group are to advance, for the benefit of the public, education and research to promote knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the field of geology and of other allied earth, planetary and environmental sciences.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
15 trustees on the board
- Dr Christopher Berry Chair since 2022
- Alan Edward Bowring since 2026
- Chris Lee since 2018
- Cindy Howells since 2011
- DR Geraint Owen since 1988
- DR Hazel Elizabeth Trenbirth since 2008
- DR Lesley Cherns since 1996
- Dr Katherine Ficken since 2023
- Elen Statham since 2020
- John Nudds since 2017
- Kevin Privett since 2021
- Nick Pollock since 2019
- Rhian Kendall since 2001
- Stephen Richard Howe since 1998
- Sara Louise Davies since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Chris Lee since 2018
- Cindy Howells since 2011
- DR Geraint Owen since 1988
- DR Hazel Elizabeth Trenbirth since 2008
- DR Lesley Cherns since 1996
- Elen Statham since 2020
- John Nudds since 2017
- Nick Pollock since 2019
- Rhian Kendall since 2001
- Stephen Richard Howe since 1998
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Dr Christopher Berry Chair since 2022
- Alan Edward Bowring since 2026
- Chris Lee since 2018
- Cindy Howells since 2011
- DR Geraint Owen since 1988
- DR Hazel Elizabeth Trenbirth since 2008
- DR Lesley Cherns since 1996
- Dr Katherine Ficken since 2023
- John Nudds since 2017
- Kevin Privett since 2021
- Nick Pollock since 2019
- Rhian Kendall since 2001
- Stephen Richard Howe since 1998
- Sara Louise Davies since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Elen Statham since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1054303
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 16 MARCH 1996 as amended on 02 Oct 2023 as amended on 02 Oct 2023
- Contact on the register
- 07497522738 · webmaster@swga.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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