Registered charity (CIO) · Plymouth
British Lichen Society
British Lichen Society is a registered charity (number 1194213) based in Plymouth, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £144k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £144k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Website
- www.britishlichensociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£144k£141k
- 2024£191k£150k
- 2023£157k£137k
Earlier years
- 2022£115k£101k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION OF LICHENS AND THEIR HABITATS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF LICHENS IN THE ENVIRONMENT;2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE STUDY OF LICHENS, ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO THOSE OF THE BRITISH ISLES, INCLUDING THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Alasdair David Ramsay Mackie since 2026
- Andrew Mark Cross since 2023
- Dr Ann Margaret Claypole since 2024
- Dr Rebecca Yahr since 2021
- James Young Paton since 2026
- Margaret Niblo Chapman since 2024
- Simon James King since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Alasdair David Ramsay Mackie since 2026
- Andrew Mark Cross since 2023
- Dr Ann Margaret Claypole since 2024
- Dr Rebecca Yahr since 2021
- James Young Paton since 2026
- Margaret Niblo Chapman since 2024
- Simon James King since 2026
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 1194213
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 23 Apr 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07751874558 · secretary@britishlichensociety.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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