The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Hydrographic Society UK

Registered charity 1106111 Registered since 2004

Operates: Throughout Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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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.

13 trustees on the board

2.2y median 1y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

2.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (13)

1
company-linked trustees

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Mining 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
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2025
incomespending£111k latest income

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websitewww.ths-uki.org
Emailinfo@ths-uki.org
Phone01
AddressFoot Anstey, 3rd Floor, 2 Glass Wharf, Bristol, BS2 0EL

Finances

£110,947 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£49,297£96,715
2022£151,135£148,058
2023£88,573£100,609
2024£266,212£263,115
2025£110,947£125,338

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE SOCIETY'S OBJECTS ARE:-2.1 TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE OF SURVEYING AT SEA AND RELATED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES; 2.2 TO PROVIDE A CENTRE FOR MEETINGS AND A CHANNEL FOR CORRESPONDENCE AND THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN TECHNOLOGISTS AND OTHER ENGAGED OR INTERESTED IN HYDROGRAPHY AND RELATED SCIENCES; 2.3 TO PROMOTE AND CO-ORDINATE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF SUCH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN ALL OR ANY OF THEIR ASPECTS; 2.4 TO ACCUMULATE, EXTEND AND DISSEMINATE AMONGST THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AND OTHERS INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE RELATING THERETO IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD; AND 2.5 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN OR INTENDING TO ENGAGE IN THE STUDY OF HYDROGRAPHY AND RELATED SCIENCES. NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE SOCIETY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19 JUL 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 MAR 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11 JUN 2019

Trustees (13)

13trustees
41median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Hydrographic Society UK · 05182924 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 19/07/2004

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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