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The British Pteridological Society

The objects of the Society are to promote all aspects of pteridology by encouraging the appreciation, conservation, cultivation and scientific study of ferns, horsetails, clubmosses and quillworts through publications, meetings, education, the...

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £22k (2024)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Guernsey and more
Website
www.britishfernsociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2002

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£22k£26k
  • 2023£24k£25k
  • 2022£28k£31k
Earlier years
  • 2021£26k£26k
  • 2020£28k£26k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Charitable objects

The objects of the Society are to promote all aspects of pteridology by encouraging the appreciation, conservation, cultivation and scientific study of ferns, horsetails, clubmosses and quillworts through publications, meetings, education, the provision of grants and other appropriate means.

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.

10.9y median 13y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.6y
average years in governance
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 12Education/training 12Environment/conservation/heritage 12

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£22k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1092399
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 SEPTEMBER 1961 WITH AMENDMENTS 1972, 1975, 1983, 2000, 2002 AND 5 APRIL 2008. as amended on 22 Apr 2017 as amended on 13 Apr 2014
Contact on the register
07840 288141 · SECRETARY@BRITISHFERNSOCIETY.ORG.UK
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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