Registered charity · Twickenham
Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland
To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst scientists) on the subject of mineralogy and all related disciplines and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject and to publish the useful results.
- 30 trustees
- Income £487k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Samuel ShawChair · since 2024
- Dr Alfred Wilson-SpencerTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Barbara Eva KunzTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Chun Hui ZhouTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Claire NicholsTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Hannah ElmsTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Jagannath BiswakarmaTrustee · since 2026
- Dr James ByrneTrustee · since 2020
- Dr Jenni BarclayTrustee · since 2025
- Dr John MoreauTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Karrie WeberTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Kathryn GoodenoughTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Laura KellyTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Luke TownsendTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Martin Peter SmithTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Matthew David Thomas StreetsTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Nicholas GardinerTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Paul SavageTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Ralf GertisserTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Richard PalinTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Roger MitchellTrustee · since 2012
- Dr Samantha HammondTrustee · since 2021
- Dr Stuart MillsTrustee · since 2015
- Eimear DeadyTrustee · since 2023
- Helen Aleksandra PendlowskiTrustee · since 2024
- Prof George ChristidisTrustee · since 2014
- Prof. Hilary DownesTrustee · since 2022
- Prof. Yiran DongTrustee · since 2026
- Professor Jonathan LloydTrustee · since 2024
- Professor Mahesh AnandTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.minersoc.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£487k£447k
- 2024£300k£339k
- 2023£325k£310k
Earlier years
- 2022£253k£269k
- 2021£251k£232k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst scientists) on the subject of mineralogy and all related disciplines and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject and to publish the useful results.
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.
30 trustees on the board
- Dr Samuel Shaw Chair since 2024
- Dr Alfred Wilson-Spencer since 2024
- Dr Barbara Eva Kunz since 2024
- Dr Chun Hui Zhou since 2022
- Dr Claire Nichols since 2026
- Dr Hannah Elms since 2024
- Dr Jagannath Biswakarma since 2026
- Dr James Byrne since 2020
- Dr Jenni Barclay since 2025
- Dr John Moreau since 2022
- Dr Karrie Weber since 2026
- Dr Kathryn Goodenough since 2026
- Dr Laura Kelly since 2023
- Dr Luke Townsend since 2024
- Dr Martin Peter Smith since 2022
- Dr Matthew David Thomas Streets since 2026
- Dr Nicholas Gardiner since 2026
- Dr Paul Savage since 2024
- Dr Roger Mitchell since 2012
- Dr Ralf Gertisser since 2024
- Dr Richard Palin since 2025
- Dr Samantha Hammond since 2021
- Dr Stuart Mills since 2015
- Eimear Deady since 2023
- Helen Aleksandra Pendlowski since 2024
- Prof George Christidis since 2014
- Prof. Hilary Downes since 2022
- Prof. Yiran Dong since 2026
- Professor Jonathan Lloyd since 2024
- Professor Mahesh Anand since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Roger Mitchell since 2012
- Dr Stuart Mills since 2015
- Prof George Christidis since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (29)
- Dr Samuel Shaw Chair since 2024
- Dr Alfred Wilson-Spencer since 2024
- Dr Barbara Eva Kunz since 2024
- Dr Chun Hui Zhou since 2022
- Dr Hannah Elms since 2024
- Dr Jagannath Biswakarma since 2026
- Dr James Byrne since 2020
- Dr Jenni Barclay since 2025
- Dr John Moreau since 2022
- Dr Karrie Weber since 2026
- Dr Kathryn Goodenough since 2026
- Dr Laura Kelly since 2023
- Dr Luke Townsend since 2024
- Dr Martin Peter Smith since 2022
- Dr Matthew David Thomas Streets since 2026
- Dr Nicholas Gardiner since 2026
- Dr Paul Savage since 2024
- Dr Roger Mitchell since 2012
- Dr Ralf Gertisser since 2024
- Dr Richard Palin since 2025
- Dr Samantha Hammond since 2021
- Dr Stuart Mills since 2015
- Eimear Deady since 2023
- Helen Aleksandra Pendlowski since 2024
- Prof George Christidis since 2014
- Prof. Hilary Downes since 2022
- Prof. Yiran Dong since 2026
- Professor Jonathan Lloyd since 2024
- Professor Mahesh Anand since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Claire Nichols since 2026
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 233706
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- BYE LAWS DATED 03/02/1876AS AMENDED ON 08/11/1962AS AMENDED ON 05/11/1964AS AMENDED ON 17/12/1987AS AMENDED ON 30/04/1991AS AMENDED ON 06/01/1994AS AMENDED ON 07/01/1997AS AMENDED ON 07/01/2002AS AMENDED ON 15/04/2003AS AMENDED ON 07/06/2006AS AMENDED ON 27/06/2007AS AMENDED ON 11/03/2010AS AMENDED ON 10/03/2011AS AMENDED ON 06/03/2014 as amended on 15 Nov 2018 as amended on 14 Nov 2019 as amended on 12 Nov 2020 as amended on 11 Nov 2021 as amended on 10 Nov 2022 as amended on 09 Nov 2023 as amended on 07 Nov 2024 as amended on 06 Nov 2025
- Contact on the register
- 02088916600 · kevin@minersoc.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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