Cambridge Philosophical Society

Registered charity 213811 Registered since 1963

Operates: Cambridgeshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.8y median 2.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.4y

average years in governance

13 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 19Amateur Sport 1Disability 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1Other Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Education 7Business services 1Other services 1

Boards that share trustees

Cambridge Steiner School Project 1 shared trustee
The Charles Darwin Trust 1 shared trustee
The Boaz Trust Hampshire Limited 1 shared trustee
College of Corpus Christi and of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the University of Cambridge 1 shared trustee
Trinity Hall Cambridge 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Cambridge Steiner School Project 1 shared trustee
Trinity Hall Cambridge 1 shared trustee
Clare College Cambridge 1 shared trustee
The EVA Wilkinson Memorial Fund ICW Stratford House School 1 shared trustee
The Boaz Trust Hampshire Limited 1 shared trustee
The Achilles Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	http://www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org
Email	philosoc@group.cam.ac.uk
Phone	01223334743
Address	17 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RX

Finances

£987,925 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£759,225	£664,109
2021	£794,952	£668,312
2022	£823,507	£683,913
2023	£874,974	£629,232
2024	£987,925	£882,728

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To Individuals

Charitable objects

PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY AND PUBLICATION OF RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER 6 AUGUST 1832

Trustees (19)

19trustees

71median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 19 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Professor John Peter Carr Chair since 2023
DR C Y Barlowage 71
Dr James Alastair Fraser since 2018
Dr Nicholas Pugh since 2022
Dr Robert Asher since 2021
Dr Thomas Keith Carne since 2020
Professor Maciej Dunajski since 2024
Professor Alan Lindsay Greer since 2022
Professor Alexander George Shui Cheung Liu since 2024
Professor Andrew Mawdesley Pitts since 2025
Professor Bartomeu Monserrat Sanchez since 2022
Professor Elizabeth Anne Howlett Hallage 73 since 2025
Professor Ian Brierley since 2026
Professor Joan Lasenby since 2022
Professor Nicholas James Cunniffe since 2026
Professor Nick Hopwood since 2022
Professor Sarah Brayage 54 since 2026
Professor Simon David Guest since 2026
Professor Stuart Clarke since 2024

Connected charities (8)

The EVA Wilkinson Memorial Fund ICW Stratford House School 1 shared trustee
Cambridge Steiner School Project 1 shared trustee
The Charles Darwin Trust 1 shared trustee
College of Corpus Christi and of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the University of Cambridge 1 shared trustee
Trinity Hall Cambridge 1 shared trustee
The Boaz Trust Hampshire Limited 1 shared trustee
The Achilles Trust 1 shared trustee
Clare College Cambridge 1 shared trustee

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