Registered charity (CIO) · London
The William Morris Society
- 9 trustees
- Income £132k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Ian James WallChair · since 2022
- Brenda Elizabeth SimsonTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Lynn Mary HulseTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Michael Drury Radcliffe NellesTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Owen HollandTrustee · since 2025
- Janet Mary StevensonTrustee · since 2025
- Professor Serena TrowbridgeTrustee · since 2025
- Richard Anthony EvansTrustee · since 2024
- Sarah HardyTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.williammorrissociety.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£132k£155k
- 2023£118k£124k
- 2022£92k£119k
Earlier years
- 2021£131k£119k
- 2020£687k£103k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
I) TO IMPROVE AND DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIFE, WORK AND INFLUENCE OF WILLIAM MORRIS. (II) TO PRESERVE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO ALL THE WORKS OF WILLIAM MORRIS.
Grants received
3 grants · £8,200 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £7,200 (2 grants)
- The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art · £1,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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
- Ian James Wall Chair since 2022
- Brenda Elizabeth Simson since 2026
- Dr Lynn Mary Hulse since 2025
- Dr Michael Drury Radcliffe Nelles since 2024
- Dr Owen Holland since 2025
- Janet Mary Stevenson since 2025
- Professor Serena Trowbridge since 2025
- Richard Anthony Evans since 2024
- Sarah Hardy since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Sarah Hardy since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Ian James Wall Chair since 2022
- Brenda Elizabeth Simson since 2026
- Dr Michael Drury Radcliffe Nelles since 2024
- Dr Owen Holland since 2025
- Janet Mary Stevenson since 2025
- Sarah Hardy since 2020
Portfolio (3)
- Dr Lynn Mary Hulse since 2025
- Professor Serena Trowbridge since 2025
- Richard Anthony Evans since 2024
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.
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
- 1159382
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 27 Nov 2014
- Contact on the register
- 02087413735 · info@williammorrissociety.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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