Registered charity · England
WEB Science Trust
- 9 trustees
- Income £46k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- JP RangaswamiChair · since 2012
- Ann Rowland-CampbellTrustee · since 2017
- Professor George MetakidesTrustee · since 2014
- Professor James Alexander HendlerTrustee
- Professor Noshir Sarosh ContractorTrustee · since 2012
- Professor Steffen StaabTrustee · since 2021
- Professor Wendy Hall CBE FrengTrustee
- Sir Nigel ShadboltTrustee
- William ThompsonTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Southampton City
- Website
- www.webscience.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- WEB Science Trust
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£46k£54k
- 2023£35k£49k
- 2022£56k£43k
Earlier years
- 2021£50k£38k
- 2020£41k£51k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF WEB SCIENCE AND IN PARTICULAR;A PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISCIPLINE OF WEB SCIENCE BY LEADING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESEARCH AGENDA AND ROADMAP IN THE EMERGING WEB SCIENCE COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE;B PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEB SCIENCE CURRICULA AT ALL RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL LEVELS AROUND THE WORLD;C PROVIDE ORGANIZATIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA AROUND THE WORLD ON TOPICS IN WEB SCIENCE;4 SUPPORT THE CREATION OF ACADEMIC PUBLICATION VENUES NEEDED TO ENABLE SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION IN THE GLOBAL WEB SCIENCE COMMUNITY;5 ENGAGE GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR SOURCES OF SCIENCE FUNDING INTERNATIONALLY TO COLLABORATE IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WEB SCIENCE RESEARCH IN EDUCATION IN PREMIER RESEARCH AND TEACHING INSTITUTIONS; AND6 PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL NETWORK OF PREMIER WEB SCIENCE RESEARCH LABS UNDER THE WEB SCIENCE TRUST AEGIS, BY ESTABLISHING LEGAL AND FINANCIAL COLLABORATIONS WITH RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING LEADING UNIVERSITIES WHO WISH TO CO-OPERATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEB SCIENCE.
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.
9 trustees on the board
- JP Rangaswami Chair since 2012
- Ann Rowland-Campbell since 2017
- Professor George Metakides since 2014
- Professor James Alexander Hendler
- Professor Noshir Sarosh Contractor since 2012
- Professor Wendy Hall CBE Freng
- Professor Steffen Staab since 2021
- Sir Nigel Shadbolt
- William Thompson since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- JP Rangaswami Chair since 2012
- Ann Rowland-Campbell since 2017
- Professor George Metakides since 2014
- Professor Noshir Sarosh Contractor since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- JP Rangaswami Chair since 2012
- Ann Rowland-Campbell since 2017
- Professor George Metakides since 2014
- Professor James Alexander Hendler
- Professor Noshir Sarosh Contractor since 2012
- Professor Wendy Hall CBE Freng
- Professor Steffen Staab since 2021
- William Thompson since 2021
Portfolio (1)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1133507
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 JULY 2008
- Companies House
- Company number 06634408 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 023 8059 3523 · info@webscience.org
- 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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