The Johnson Society

Registered charity 1200987 CIO Registered since 2022

Operates: Staffordshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

1.7y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.4y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 2General Charitable Purposes 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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King Edward VI School Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
The Walsall Rotary Club Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	https://johnsonnew.wordpress.com/
Email	info@thejohnsonsociety.org.uk
Phone	01543263538
Address	18 CRICKET LANE, LICHFIELD, WS14 9ER

Finances

£17,440 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2023	£13,391	£22,398
2024	£17,026	£13,546
2025	£17,440	£18,802

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LIFE, WORKS AND TIMES OF DR SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784) BY ANY MEANS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING: • ENCOURAGING INTEREST IN, AND STUDY OF, THE WRITINGS, LIFE AND TIMES OF SAMUEL JOHNSON; • SUPPORTING THE SAMUEL JOHNSON BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM IN THE CITY OF LICHFIELD BY HELPING TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE ITS CONTENTS, AND BY WORKING WITH THE JOHNSON BIRTHPLACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF LICHFIELD CITY COUNCIL; • ASSISTING IN PRESERVING PHYSICAL MEMORIALS OF JOHNSON AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES, INCLUDING BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, ARTEFACTS, BUILDINGS, STATUES AND JOHNSON'S WILLOW; • PARTICIPATING IN ANNUAL COMMEMORATIONS OF JOHNSON'S BIRTHDAY; • PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY HISTORY IN GENERAL.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Nov 2022

Trustees (9)

9trustees

0aged 70+

Dr Philip Ward Jones Chair since 2024
Colin Greatorex since 2024
David Glyn Arthur since 2024
John Winterton since 2025
Marilyn Jean Davies since 2024
Martha Ross Smith since 2024
Richard Alastair Davies since 2024
Roderick Hannam since 2024
Terence Michael Dockery since 2026

Connected charities (2)

The Walsall Rotary Club Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
King Edward VI School Trust Fund 1 shared trustee

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