Registered charity · Bristol
Bristol Naturalists' Society
Bristol Naturalists' Society is a registered charity (number 235494) based in Bristol, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Richard William Ashley since 2020. Latest income £21k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as BNS (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
- Income £21k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Richard William AshleyChair · since 2020
- David Berrington DaviesTrustee
- James WebsterTrustee · since 2014
- Maico WeitesTrustee · since 2021
- Margaret FayTrustee · since 2012
- Melanie ParkerTrustee · since 2024
- MR TIM CornerTrustee
- Ray BarnettTrustee · since 2014
- Rhian Angharad RowsonTrustee · since 2023
- Richard Alun RiversTrustee · since 2024
- Richard Giles Windyer MorrisTrustee · since 2020
- Stephen NichollsTrustee · since 2020
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
- Bristol City
- Website
- www.bristolnats.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1971
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£21k£20k
- 2024£13k£18k
- 2023£14k£16k
Earlier years
- 2022£16k£17k
- 2021£38k£8k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
A) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO NATURAL HISTORY INCLUDING GEOLOGY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BRISTOL DISTRICT AND B) THE PROMOTION OF THE CONSERVATION OF THE BRITISH FAUNA AND FLORA AND THE PROTECTION OF GEOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOGRAPHICAL SITES.
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Richard William Ashley Chair since 2020
- David Berrington Davies
- James Webster since 2014
- MR TIM Corner
- Maico Weites since 2021
- Margaret Fay since 2012
- Melanie Parker since 2024
- Ray Barnett since 2014
- Rhian Angharad Rowson since 2023
- Richard Alun Rivers since 2024
- Richard Giles Windyer Morris since 2020
- Stephen Nicholls since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Richard William Ashley Chair since 2020
- James Webster since 2014
- Margaret Fay since 2012
- Ray Barnett since 2014
- Richard Giles Windyer Morris since 2020
- Stephen Nicholls since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Richard William Ashley Chair since 2020
- David Berrington Davies
- James Webster since 2014
- MR TIM Corner
- Maico Weites since 2021
- Margaret Fay since 2012
- Melanie Parker since 2024
- Ray Barnett since 2014
- Rhian Angharad Rowson since 2023
- Richard Alun Rivers since 2024
- Richard Giles Windyer Morris since 2020
- Stephen Nicholls since 2020
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 235494
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES AND CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5 NOVEMBER 1971 AS AMENDED 2 DECEMBER 1993, 28 JANUARY 1999 AND 29 JUNE 2010.
- Contact on the register
- 01275373917 · info@bristolnats.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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