Registered charity (CIO) · Wiltshire
British Arachnological Society
British Arachnological Society is a registered charity (number 1185594) based in Wiltshire, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by Tylan Berry since 2022. Latest income £91k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 14 trustees
- Income £91k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Tylan BerryChair · since 2022
- Andrada Denisa OprisTrustee · since 2024
- Anna MakaTrustee · since 2024
- Barry ChadwickTrustee · since 2026
- Colin BudworthTrustee · since 2021
- Dr Helen SmithTrustee · since 2008
- Dr Jeremy PooleTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Kirsty GodsmanTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Paul SeldenTrustee · since 2011
- Dr Thomas HesselbergTrustee · since 2026
- Philip BaldwinTrustee · since 2025
- Simon BrownTrustee · since 2025
- William BlumsomTrustee · since 2025
- William ParkerTrustee · since 2017
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
- Website
- www.britishspiders.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£91k£69k
- 2024£61k£32k
- 2023£60k£25k
Earlier years
- 2022£340k£53k
- 2021£33k£27k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF THE ARACHNIDA,ESPECIALLY SPIDERS, PSEUDOSCORPIONS AND HARVESTMEN, BY PROMOTING STUDY OF, AND ENCOURAGINGINTEREST IN, ARACHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
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.
14 trustees on the board
- Tylan Berry Chair since 2022
- Andrada Denisa Opris since 2024
- Anna Maka since 2024
- Barry Chadwick since 2026
- Colin Budworth since 2021
- Dr Helen Smith since 2008
- Dr Jeremy Poole since 2023
- Dr Kirsty Godsman since 2024
- Dr Paul Selden since 2011
- Dr Thomas Hesselberg since 2026
- Philip Baldwin since 2025
- Simon Brown since 2025
- William Parker since 2017
- William Blumsom since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Helen Smith since 2008
- Dr Paul Selden since 2011
- William Parker since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Tylan Berry Chair since 2022
- Andrada Denisa Opris since 2024
- Anna Maka since 2024
- Barry Chadwick since 2026
- Colin Budworth since 2021
- Dr Helen Smith since 2008
- Dr Jeremy Poole since 2023
- Dr Kirsty Godsman since 2024
- Dr Paul Selden since 2011
- Dr Thomas Hesselberg since 2026
- Philip Baldwin since 2025
- Simon Brown since 2025
- William Parker since 2017
- William Blumsom since 2025
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.
Gaps to watch
- 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
- 1185594
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 03 Oct 2019
- Contact on the register
- 07843 225365 · secretary@britishspiders.org.uk
- 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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