Registered charity · Shrewsbury
British Mycological Society
- 11 trustees
- Income £322k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Alison Mary AshbyTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Helen BakerTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Jane UsherTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Jason RuddTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Neil BrownTrustee · since 2024
- Kate Iona Elspeth FraserTrustee · since 2024
- Linda SewardTrustee · since 2024
- Marcus YeoTrustee · since 2023
- Prof Paul DyerTrustee · since 2023
- Professor Janet QuinnTrustee · since 2021
- Professor Sarah Jane GurrTrustee · 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
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
- Website
- www.britmycolsoc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1979
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£322k£292k
- 2023£326k£277k
- 2022£289k£216k
Earlier years
- 2021£235k£149k
- 2020£248k£123k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE MYCOLOGY IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, CONSERVATION ISSUES, PUBLICATIONS, MEETINGS AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS IT SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE.
Grants received
1 grant · £26,000 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 · £26,000
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Dr Alison Mary Ashby since 2026
- Dr Helen Baker since 2026
- Dr Jane Usher since 2024
- Dr Jason Rudd since 2024
- Dr Neil Brown since 2024
- Kate Iona Elspeth Fraser since 2024
- Linda Seward since 2024
- Marcus Yeo since 2023
- Prof Paul Dyer since 2023
- Professor Janet Quinn since 2021
- Professor Sarah Jane Gurr since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Dr Alison Mary Ashby since 2026
- Dr Helen Baker since 2026
- Dr Jane Usher since 2024
- Dr Jason Rudd since 2024
- Dr Neil Brown since 2024
- Kate Iona Elspeth Fraser since 2024
- Linda Seward since 2024
- Marcus Yeo since 2023
- Professor Sarah Jane Gurr since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Prof Paul Dyer since 2023
- Professor Janet Quinn since 2021
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
- 276503
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09/12/1978AS AMENDED ON 26/09/1996AS AMENDED ON 06/09/2006AS AMENDED ON 10/02/2010AS AMENDED ON 27/11/2010AS AMENDED ON 25/09/2013 as amended on 02 Oct 2023 as amended on 02 Nov 2023 as amended on 25 Sept 2024 as amended on 14 Oct 2025
- Contact on the register
- 0330 1330002 · admin@britmycolsoc.info
- 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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