Registered charity · Corsham
The Charles Lamb Society
The Charles Lamb Society is a registered charity (number 1176897) based in Corsham, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Dr Felicity Ruth James since 2018. Latest income £7k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 10 trustees
- Income £7k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Felicity Ruth JamesChair · since 2018
- Dr Adam Barton NeikirkTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Edward John Patrick WeechTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Helen Mary GoodmanTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Jane Veronica StrachanTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Paul Robertson StephensTrustee · since 2019
- Professor John GardnerTrustee · since 2019
- Professor John StrachanTrustee · since 2019
- Professor Susan OliverTrustee · since 2023
- Robin Michael HealeyTrustee · since 1999
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
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.charleslambsociety.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£7k£10k
- 2023£6k£8k
- 2022£12k£9k
Earlier years
- 2021£6k£9k
- 2020£6k£8k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE STUDY OF THE LIFE, WORKS AND TIMES OF CHARLES LAMB AND HIS CIRCLE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY. IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF THE CHARITY MAY MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR:1. PRESERVING AND MAKING AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR STUDY BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PICTURES, AND OTHER MATERIAL RELATING TO THIS FIELD;2. PUBLISHING A BULLETIN AND ORGANISING AND COOPERATING IN THE ORGANISATION OF MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON RELEVANT TOPICS; AND3. CONSULTING OR SPONSORING RESEARCH INTO RELEVANT FIELDS OF LITERATURE AND RELATED STUDIES, ASSISTING IN THE PUBLICATION OF SUCH STUDIES, AND AWARDING PRIZES ETC. AS APPROPRIATE, FOR WORK IN THESE FIELDS AND IN THE PURSUIT OF SUCH OTHER EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS THE COUNCIL SHALL THINK FIT.
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 trustees on the board
- Dr Felicity Ruth James Chair since 2018
- Dr Adam Barton Neikirk since 2023
- Dr Edward John Patrick Weech since 2023
- Dr Helen Mary Goodman since 2018
- Dr Jane Veronica Strachan since 2023
- Dr Paul Robertson Stephens since 2019
- Professor John Gardner since 2019
- Professor John Strachan since 2019
- Professor Susan Oliver since 2023
- Robin Michael Healey since 1999
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Felicity Ruth James Chair since 2018
- Dr Helen Mary Goodman since 2018
- Dr Paul Robertson Stephens since 2019
- Professor John Gardner since 2019
- Professor John Strachan since 2019
- Robin Michael Healey since 1999
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Dr Felicity Ruth James Chair since 2018
- Dr Adam Barton Neikirk since 2023
- Dr Edward John Patrick Weech since 2023
- Dr Helen Mary Goodman since 2018
- Dr Jane Veronica Strachan since 2023
- Dr Paul Robertson Stephens since 2019
- Professor John Gardner since 2019
- Professor John Strachan since 2019
- Professor Susan Oliver since 2023
- Robin Michael Healey since 1999
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1176897
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08 MAY 1999
- Contact on the register
- 01225875642 · charleslambsociety@gmail.com
- 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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