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The John Spedan Lewis Trust for the Advancement of the Natural Sciences
The John Spedan Lewis Trust for the Advancement of the Natural Sciences is a registered charity (number 313335) based in London, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Alan Michael Wilson. Latest income £5k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Spedan's Natural Trust (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £5k (2026)
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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
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.spedansnaturaltrust.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£5k£2k
- 2025£5k£3k
- 2024£5k£3k
Earlier years
- 2023£7k£2k
- 2022£4k£1k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
ADVANCING THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION IN AND OF PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO AND THE STUDY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Alan Michael Wilson Chair
- Alison Meade since 2018
- Dr Andrew Ferguson since 2018
- Glynne Colin Evans
- Nick Sotherton since 2015
- Professor Simon Geoffrey Potts since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Meade since 2018
- Dr Andrew Ferguson since 2018
- Nick Sotherton since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alison Meade since 2018
- Dr Andrew Ferguson since 2018
- Glynne Colin Evans
- Nick Sotherton since 2015
- Professor Simon Geoffrey Potts since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Alan Michael Wilson Chair
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
- 313335
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 18TH NOVEMBER 1955
- Contact on the register
- 02078281000 · spedantrust@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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