Registered charity · Bristol
The Mendip Society
3. ObjectsThe purpose of the Society is the conservation and enhancement of Mendip and its surroundings paying due regard to it being a living, working, and recreational environment.In pursuance of this the Society will:(a) Support and encourage all...
- 7 trustees
- Income £15k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Somerset, North Somerset, Bath And North East Somerset
- Website
- www.themendipsociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1971
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£15k£13k
- 2024£10k£12k
- 2023£21k£12k
Earlier years
- 2022£12k£12k
- 2021£24k£11k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
3. ObjectsThe purpose of the Society is the conservation and enhancement of Mendip and its surroundings paying due regard to it being a living, working, and recreational environment.In pursuance of this the Society will:(a) Support and encourage all forms of conservation and enhancement, with particular regard to landscape, wildlife habitat, archaeological, historical, and natural features.(b) Promote public access to the Mendip countryside whilst balancing the needs of users and where compatible with (a) above.(c) Promote and foster cleanliness of the countryside.(d) Acquire and hold in trust or control on such terms as may be arranged, property within the area, so that such property may be suitably preserved, managed and maintained.(e) Co-operate with all other interested bodies. Including, when deemed appropriate by the trustees, providing financial assistance, grants, sponsorship and specific payments for services received.(f) Ensure that all developments are of an improving and harmonious nature.(g) Encourage beneficial activities. (h) Communicate, by means of a Newsletter, website and social media to publicise the work of the Society and other matters of relevance to the membership and others.Changes are:3(e) Wording added to clause. "Including, when deemed appropriate by the trustees, providing financial assistance, grants, sponsorship and specific payments for services received."3(h) Wording added to clause. "website and social media ".
Grants received
2 grants · £7,571 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £6,671
- Somerset Community Foundation · £900
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Tina Bath Chair since 2021
- Judith Tranter since 2016
- Judith Tranter since 2016
- Marilyn Cattell since 2016
- Michael Harvey since 2024
- Peter Richard Janes since 2016
- Robert Michael Rolfe since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Judith Tranter since 2016
- Judith Tranter since 2016
- Marilyn Cattell since 2016
- Peter Richard Janes since 2016
- Robert Michael Rolfe since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Tina Bath Chair since 2021
- Judith Tranter since 2016
- Judith Tranter since 2016
- Marilyn Cattell since 2016
- Michael Harvey since 2024
- Peter Richard Janes since 2016
Portfolio (1)
- Robert Michael Rolfe since 2019
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
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
- 262867
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED MAY 1967 AS AMENDED MAY 1970 AND 22ND MAY 1971 AND MAY 1976 AND 24 MARCH 2001 as amended on 12 Apr 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01761 221995 · secretary@themendipsociety.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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