Registered charity · Preston
The Wild Flower Society
- 12 trustees
- Income £17k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Peter John LlewellynChair · since 2018
- Carol Maria ArmstrongTrustee · since 2024
- Dr David Rodney Heath-BrownTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Helen Margaret DignumTrustee · since 2020
- DR Nichola Jane HawkinsTrustee
- Heather Fay BanksTrustee · since 2023
- Janet JohnTrustee · since 2016
- Kenneth Clifford SouthallTrustee · since 2023
- Lysbeth Burns MuirheadTrustee · since 2026
- Nicholas William AstonTrustee · since 2024
- Robin Alastair BladesTrustee
- Susan Rosemary SkarsteinTrustee · since 2026
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, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland and more
- Website
- www.thewildflowersociety.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1976
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£17k£22k
- 2024£18k£24k
- 2023£26k£22k
Earlier years
- 2022£15k£22k
- 2021£15k£15k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
A. TO PROMOTE A GREATER KNOWLEDGE OF FIELD BOTANY AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND, IN PARTICULAR, AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE. B. TO ADVANCE EUDCATION IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION OF WILD FLOWERS AND OF THE COUNTRYSIDE. C. TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE BRITISH FLORA.
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
- Dr Peter John Llewellyn Chair since 2018
- Carol Maria Armstrong since 2024
- DR Nichola Jane Hawkins
- Dr David Rodney Heath-Brown since 2026
- Dr Helen Margaret Dignum since 2020
- Heather Fay Banks since 2023
- Janet John since 2016
- Kenneth Clifford Southall since 2023
- Lysbeth Burns Muirhead since 2026
- Nicholas William Aston since 2024
- Robin Alastair Blades
- Susan Rosemary Skarstein since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Peter John Llewellyn Chair since 2018
- Janet John since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Dr Peter John Llewellyn Chair since 2018
- Carol Maria Armstrong since 2024
- DR Nichola Jane Hawkins
- Dr David Rodney Heath-Brown since 2026
- Dr Helen Margaret Dignum since 2020
- Heather Fay Banks since 2023
- Janet John since 2016
- Kenneth Clifford Southall since 2023
- Lysbeth Burns Muirhead since 2026
- Nicholas William Aston since 2024
- Robin Alastair Blades
- Susan Rosemary Skarstein 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
- 271694
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 26TH JUNE 1976 AND AMENDED 16TH MARCH 1985. as amended on 03 Sep 2022 as amended on 07 Sept 2024 as amended on 05 Sept 2026
- Contact on the register
- 07507446688 · robin.blades@outlook.com
- 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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