The Linnean Society of London

Registered charity 220509 Registered since 1964

Operates: Throughout England

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

2.1y median 1.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

11 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 13Education/training 13Environment/conservation/heritage 13General Charitable Purposes 2Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Education 3Health and social care 1Other services 1

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Hergest Trust 1 shared trustee
The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Company Limited 1 shared trustee
The Neville Abraham Foundation 1 shared trustee

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Hergest Trust 1 shared trustee
The Neville Abraham Foundation 1 shared trustee
The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Company Limited 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.linnean.org
Email	info@linnean.org
Phone	02074344479
Address	LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON, BURLINGTON HOUSE, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W1J 0BF

Finances

£2,632,979 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£2,500,544	£1,583,441
2022	£2,044,826	£1,651,614
2023	£2,442,501	£2,008,617
2024	£2,275,510	£1,888,952
2025	£2,632,979	£2,008,737

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

FOR THE CULTIVATION OF THE SCIENCE OF NATURAL HISTORY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.

Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER 1802 (THE ORIGINAL CHARTER) AND SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTERS 1904 AND 2005 And Royal Charter granted on 22 May 2025as amended by supplemental Charter 22 May 2025

Trustees (14)

14trustees

64median age

1aged 70+

Dr Mark Francis Watson Chair since 2021
Andrea Hart since 2022
Dr Heather White since 2024
Dr Jose Fernando Gonzalez-Maya since 2025
Dr Juliano Morimoto since 2025
Dr Linda Davies since 2025
Dr Peter Gregoryage 71 since 2025
Dr Philip Mark Gilmartinage 64 since 2025
Edward Joseph Banks since 2020
Fiona Mcwilliams since 2023
George Edmund Bull since 2025
Prof Amy Dickman since 2024
Professor Michael Francis Fay since 2026
Subhadra Dasage 45 since 2024

Connected charities (3)

The Neville Abraham Foundation 1 shared trustee
Hergest Trust 1 shared trustee
The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Company Limited 1 shared trustee

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