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Registered charity · London

The British Society for the History of Science

  • 15 trustees
  • Income £121k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Education/training
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
www.bshs.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The British Society for the History of Science
Registered
1969

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£121k£111k
  • 2023£92k£88k
  • 2022£73k£117k
Earlier years
  • 2021£110k£78k
  • 2020£89k£77k
Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND BY ANY AND EVERY MEANS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM).

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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.

15 trustees on the board

3.1y median 2y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (14)

Portfolio (1)

15
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 15Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Religious Activities 1

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

Education 16

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.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£121k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
258854
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3RD MARCH 1956 as amended on 26 Apr 2025
Companies House
Company number 00562208 · Active
Contact on the register
01603 616 300 · office@bshs.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
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