The International Society for Seed Science

Registered charity 1081225 Registered since 2000

Operates: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.6y median 5y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.4y

average years in governance

9 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 9

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No commercial or business experience on the board
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Contact

Website	http://seedscisoc.org/
Email	l.colville@kew.org
Phone	+441444894142
Address	Millennium Seed Bank, Wakehurst Place, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 6TN

Finances

£12,230 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£3,199	£59
2022	£4,908	£4,502
2023	£355,256	£4,615
2024	£9,710	£15,161
2025	£12,230	£21,151

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

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How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF SEEDS.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 JULY 1999 AS AMENDED 16 MAY 2000, AS AMENDED 12 MAY 2005 AND 12 JULY 2006. as amended on 29 Sep 2022

Trustees (9)

9trustees

0aged 70+

Dr Christopher West since 2014
Dr Charlotte Seal since 2022
Dr Fiona Hay since 2021
Dr Gabriela Auge since 2021
Dr Jake Owen Chandler since 2024
Dr Laura Bowden since 2018
Dr Louise Colville since 2019
Dr Si-Chong Chen since 2025
Gerd Leubner since 2011

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