Society for the History of Natural History

Registered charity 210355 Registered since 1962

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.2y median 5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

4.2y

average years in governance

11 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 12Environment/conservation/heritage 12Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

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No commercial or business experience on the board

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Contact

Website	http://www.shnh.org.uk
Email	secretary@shnh.org.uk
Phone	0141 330 2194
Address	NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, CROMWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW7 5BD

Finances

£15,587 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£12,091	£14,930
2021	£13,543	£10,806
2022	£10,756	£8,181
2023	£12,971	£14,640
2024	£15,587	£14,923

What it does

What

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

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Charitable objects

THE SOCIETY IS INSTITUTED FOR THE HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF ALL BRANCHES OF NATURAL HISTORY, INCLUDING THEIR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS, ACROSS ALL CULTURES.

Governing document: BYE-LAWS OF THE SOCIETY FOUNDED IN 1936, AS AMENDED 28TH MARCH 1983, 18TH MARCH 1988, 23RD JUNE 2000, 26 APRIL 2002 AND 15 MAY 2010 AS AMENDED ON 23 MAR 2021AS AMENDED ON 23 MAR 2021

Trustees (12)

12trustees

0aged 70+

Jack Daniel David Ashby Chair since 2024
Dr Geraldine Reid since 2019
Dr Malgosia Nowak-Kemp since 2021
Dr Nathan Smith since 2022
Elaine Shaughnessy since 2021
Jeanne Robinson since 2021
Joshua Luke Davis since 2025
Maggie Reilly since 2018
Professor Dolores Jorgensen since 2026
Professor Helen Cowie since 2021
William Noblett
William Clifford John Beharrell since 2022

Connected charities (1)

Natural Sciences Collections Association 1 shared trustee

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