Registered charity (CIO) · Kingston upon Thames
Yorkshire Seal Group
Yorkshire Seal Group is a registered charity (number 1212418) based in Kingston upon Thames, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Niamh Byrne since 2025. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
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
- Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- East Riding Of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Website
- yorkshireseals.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2025
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF YSG FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PINNIPEDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM:1) TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF PINNIPEDS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM USING CITIZENSCIENCE, PARTICULARLY THOSE ACROSS YORKSHIRE.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF PINNIPEDS ACROSS YORKSHIRE THROUGH DIRECT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT,ORGANISED EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, VOLUNTEERING AND RESEARCH; AND3) TO IMPROVE THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF PINNIPEDS AND THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENTWITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON YORKSHIRE, THROUGH DIRECT PUBLICENGAGEMENT, CONSERVATION PRACTICES, RESEARCH AND VOLUNTEERING.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF YSG FOR THEPURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEEINVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].YSG OPERATIONS WILL COMPLY WITH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR UK CHARITIES (CHARITIES ACT2011).
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Niamh Byrne Chair since 2025
- Alexander Stephen Vilares Wade since 2025
- Matthew Barnes since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Niamh Byrne Chair since 2025
- Alexander Stephen Vilares Wade since 2025
- Matthew Barnes 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
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1212418
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Mar 2025
- Contact on the register
- 07367675854 · yorkshireseals@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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