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Registered charity · Surrey

The Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Engineering and Technology

The Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Engineering and Technology is a registered charity (number 215410) based in Surrey, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by Professor Felix Schmid since 2021. Latest income £59k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

Also known as The Newcomen Society (Charity Commission)

  • 14 trustees
  • Income £59k (2025)
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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Manchester City, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, Birmingham City, Bristol City and more
Website
www.newcomen.com (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Engineering and Technology
Registered
1963

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£59k£57k
  • 2024£67k£67k
  • 2023£83k£63k
Earlier years
  • 2022£64k£44k
  • 2021£67k£59k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ENCOURAGE AND CO-ORDINATE THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF ENGINEERING, INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY.

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.

14 trustees on the board

3.6y median 3y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

Portfolio (3)

14
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 14Education/training 14Environment/conservation/heritage 14

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 16Tech and media 2Arts and leisure 1

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£59k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
215410
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 MAY 1961AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 DEC 1976AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 OCT 1980AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 JUN 2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 JAN 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 JAN 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 APR 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 FEB 2023 as amended on 12 Jan 2011
Companies House
Company number 00691545 · Active
Contact on the register
07483 157952 · office@newcomen.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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