Registered charity (CIO) · Tyne and Wear
Natural History Society of Northumbria
- 10 trustees
- Income £447k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Anne TindleyChair · since 2024
- Adrian Pitches MrTrustee · since 2025
- Andrew SinclairTrustee · since 2024
- Basil DeanTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Julija DzenkovskaTrustee · since 2024
- Helen Wilson ProfTrustee · since 2026
- Irena PeelTrustee · since 2024
- Lekshmi Vijay MsTrustee · since 2026
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- Neil EmeryTrustee · since 2024
- Rinke VinkenoogTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 1 other charity:
- Hadrian District Scout Council · 1 shared trustee
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Newcastle Upon Tyne City and more
- Website
- www.nhsn.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£447k£483k
- 2024£0£0
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ENCOURAGEMENT BY EVERY MEANS OF THE STUDY OF NATURAL HISTORY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND INCLUDING ITS GEOLOGY, FLORA AND FAUNA.
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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
- Anne Tindley Chair since 2024
- Adrian Pitches Mr since 2025
- Andrew Sinclair since 2024
- Basil Dean since 2026
- Dr Julija Dzenkovska since 2024
- Helen Wilson Prof since 2026
- Irena Peel since 2024
- Lekshmi Vijay Ms since 2026
- Neil Emery since 2024
- Rinke Vinkenoog since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Anne Tindley Chair since 2024
- Adrian Pitches Mr since 2025
- Andrew Sinclair since 2024
- Basil Dean since 2026
- Dr Julija Dzenkovska since 2024
- Helen Wilson Prof since 2026
- Irena Peel since 2024
- Lekshmi Vijay Ms since 2026
- Neil Emery since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Rinke Vinkenoog since 2024
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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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
- 1204306
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 Aug 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01912082790 · nhsn@newcastle.ac.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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