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Selden Society
Selden Society is a registered charity (number 211536) based in London, governed by 36 trustees and chaired by Professor SIR John Baker QC FBA. Latest income £119k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 36 trustees
- Income £119k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Professor SIR John Baker QC FBAChair
- Dr David CrookTrustee · since 2013
- Dr Elizabeth GoldringTrustee · since 2015
- Dr IAN WilliamsTrustee · since 2015
- DR John Maddicott FBATrustee
- DR Mike MacnairTrustee
- Dr Neil JonesTrustee
- Dr Sean CunninghamTrustee · since 2015
- Dr Susanne BrandTrustee
- His Honour Judge Donald Michael CryanTrustee · since 2016
- Nicholas Peter LE PoidevinTrustee
- Philip John JonesTrustee · since 2022
- Prof Charles Donahue JRTrustee · since 2013
- Prof John HudsonTrustee · since 2015
- Prof Richard HelmholzTrustee · since 2013
- Prof Wilfrid PrestTrustee · since 2013
- Professor Alice Jane TaylorTrustee · since 2022
- Professor Catharine MacmillanTrustee · since 2015
- Professor Chantal StebbingsTrustee · since 2015
- Professor Christopher Norman DoeTrustee · since 2023
- Professor David IbbetsonTrustee · since 2015
- Professor George GarnettTrustee · since 2015
- Professor Gwen SeabourneTrustee · since 2020
- Professor Janet LoengardTrustee
- Professor Joshua GetzlerTrustee · since 2015
- Professor Joshua TateTrustee · since 2018
- Professor Michael LobbanTrustee
- Professor Paul Brand FBATrustee
- Professor Rebecca ProbertTrustee
- Professor Sara Elin RobertsTrustee · since 2023
- Reverend Professor Andrew LewisTrustee
- Reverend Professor Thomas WatkinTrustee
- Sir Marcus SmithTrustee · since 2022
- The HON Morris ArnoldTrustee
- The Rt Hon Lord Ian Burnett of MaldonTrustee · since 2023
- W D AingerTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- www.seldensociety.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1962
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£119k£133k
- 2024£117k£77k
- 2023£140k£178k
Earlier years
- 2022£128k£148k
- 2021£104k£119k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW, ESPECIALLY BY THE PUBLICATION OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND THE REPRINTING OR EDITING OF WORKS OF SUFFICENT RARITY AND IMPORTANCE.
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.
36 trustees on the board
- Professor SIR John Baker QC FBA Chair
- DR John Maddicott FBA
- DR Mike Macnair
- Dr David Crook since 2013
- Dr Elizabeth Goldring since 2015
- Dr IAN Williams since 2015
- Dr Neil Jones
- Dr Sean Cunningham since 2015
- Dr Susanne Brand
- His Honour Judge Donald Michael Cryan since 2016
- Nicholas Peter LE Poidevin
- Prof Charles Donahue JR since 2013
- Prof John Hudson since 2015
- Prof Richard Helmholz since 2013
- Prof Wilfrid Prest since 2013
- Professor Catharine Macmillan since 2015
- Professor David Ibbetson since 2015
- Professor George Garnett since 2015
- Professor Janet Loengard
- Professor Joshua Getzler since 2015
- Professor Michael Lobban
- Professor Rebecca Probert
- Philip John Jones since 2022
- Professor Alice Jane Taylor since 2022
- Professor Chantal Stebbings since 2015
- Professor Christopher Norman Doe since 2023
- Professor Gwen Seabourne since 2020
- Professor Joshua Tate since 2018
- Professor Paul Brand FBA
- Professor Sara Elin Roberts since 2023
- Reverend Professor Andrew Lewis
- Reverend Professor Thomas Watkin
- Sir Marcus Smith since 2022
- The HON Morris Arnold
- The Rt Hon Lord Ian Burnett of Maldon since 2023
- W D Ainger
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr David Crook since 2013
- Dr Elizabeth Goldring since 2015
- Dr IAN Williams since 2015
- Dr Sean Cunningham since 2015
- His Honour Judge Donald Michael Cryan since 2016
- Prof Charles Donahue JR since 2013
- Prof John Hudson since 2015
- Prof Richard Helmholz since 2013
- Prof Wilfrid Prest since 2013
- Professor Catharine Macmillan since 2015
- Professor David Ibbetson since 2015
- Professor George Garnett since 2015
- Professor Joshua Getzler since 2015
- Professor Chantal Stebbings since 2015
- Professor Gwen Seabourne since 2020
- Professor Joshua Tate since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (29)
- Professor SIR John Baker QC FBA Chair
- DR John Maddicott FBA
- DR Mike Macnair
- Dr Elizabeth Goldring since 2015
- Dr IAN Williams since 2015
- Dr Neil Jones
- Dr Sean Cunningham since 2015
- His Honour Judge Donald Michael Cryan since 2016
- Prof Charles Donahue JR since 2013
- Prof John Hudson since 2015
- Prof Richard Helmholz since 2013
- Prof Wilfrid Prest since 2013
- Professor Catharine Macmillan since 2015
- Professor David Ibbetson since 2015
- Professor Janet Loengard
- Professor Michael Lobban
- Professor Rebecca Probert
- Philip John Jones since 2022
- Professor Alice Jane Taylor since 2022
- Professor Chantal Stebbings since 2015
- Professor Christopher Norman Doe since 2023
- Professor Gwen Seabourne since 2020
- Professor Joshua Tate since 2018
- Professor Paul Brand FBA
- Reverend Professor Andrew Lewis
- Reverend Professor Thomas Watkin
- Sir Marcus Smith since 2022
- The HON Morris Arnold
- W D Ainger
Portfolio (7)
- Dr David Crook since 2013
- Dr Susanne Brand
- Nicholas Peter LE Poidevin
- Professor George Garnett since 2015
- Professor Joshua Getzler since 2015
- Professor Sara Elin Roberts since 2023
- The Rt Hon Lord Ian Burnett of Maldon since 2023
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.
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
- 211536
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED JANUARY 1961 AND AMENDED JULY 2004
- Contact on the register
- 02078823968 · selden-society@qmul.ac.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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