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Registered charity · Preston

The Preston Society

The Preston Society is a registered charity (number 221685) based in Preston, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Nicholas Philip Lay since 2020. Latest income £4k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £4k (2026)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Lancashire
Website
www.prestonsociety.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1965

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£4k£3k
  • 2025£4k£4k
  • 2024£4k£4k
Earlier years
  • 2023£3k£3k
  • 2022£3k£2k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Charitable objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT FOR SOCIETY MEMBERS’ AND THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE STUDY, APPRECIATION, AND ENJOYMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY, AND(2) THE PROMOTION OF CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE AND ELSEWHERE AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMITTEE, BY:- PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS AND VISITORS TO MEET FOR NATURAL HISTORY PRESENTATIONS AND FOR THE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE;- PROMOTING PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON NATURAL HISTORY BY PUBLIC LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, AND COOPERATION WITH OTHER BODIES;- PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO UNDERTAKE EXPERT-LED FIELD TRIPS OR WORKSHOPS IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS;- PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONGER NATURAL HISTORY EXCURSIONS IN THE UK OR BEYOND.NOTE: THE SOCIETY HAS A PARTICULAR INTEREST AND EXPERTISE IN ORNITHOLOGY.

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.

8 trustees on the board

3.6y median 3y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

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company-linked trustees

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

Animals 8Education/training 8Environment/conservation/heritage 8

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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£4k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
221685
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08 FEB 1927AS AMENDED ON 02 SEP 1964AS AMENDED ON 18 JUL 1973AS AMENDED ON 13 APR 2015AS AMENDED ON 29 NOV 2021
Contact on the register
07565 497065 · prestonwildlife@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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