The Needham Research Institute

Registered charity 311459 Registered since 1968

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

3.4y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.6y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Education/training 9

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Narrow spread of causes across the board
Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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Contact

Website	www.nri.cam.ac.uk
Email	sjb58@cam.ac.uk
Phone	01223311545
Address	Needham Research Institute, 8 Sylvester Road, Cambridge, CB3 9AF

Finances

£583,435 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£800,921	£515,366
2022	£550,851	£627,863
2023	£666,002	£712,476
2024	£633,273	£729,715
2025	£583,435	£723,083

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE COUNTRIES OF EASTERN ASIA. TO MAINTAIN THE NEEDHAM LIBRARY.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 14 AUGUST 1968 AND SCHEME OF 29 MARCH 1988 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 17TH MARCH 1992, AMENDED BY SCHEME 27 NOVEMBER 2000.

Trustees (9)

9trustees

0aged 70+

Professor Martin Kenneth Jones PHD Chair
Andrew Seaton since 2026
Dr Charles Harpum QC Hon LLD since 2019
Dr Yan HE since 2026
Elizabeth ANN Wright
Katie Lee since 2019
Professor Mary Augusta Brazelton since 2019
Professor Roel Sterckx since 2025
Professor Ying Jin since 2024

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