The John Spedan Lewis Trust for the Advancement of the Natural Sciences
Registered charity 313335 Registered since 1963
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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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 BSC
- Nick Sotherton since 2015
- Professor Simon Geoffrey Potts since 2022
7.8y median 8y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Meade since 2018
- Dr Andrew Ferguson since 2018
- Nick Sotherton since 2015
15.4y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alison Meade since 2018
- Dr Andrew Ferguson since 2018
- Glynne Colin Evans BSC
- Nick Sotherton since 2015
- Professor Simon Geoffrey Potts since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Alan Michael Wilson Chair
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 6Environment/conservation/heritage 6General Charitable Purposes 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Professional services 1
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£5k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Christian Help in Practical Situations 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- EYE Town Moors Woodlands Society Similar size; both Environment
- Bayston Hill Women's Institute Similar size; both Environment
- Mapperley Plains PTA Similar size; both Environment
- Friends of ST Andrew's Church, Hamble Similar size; both Environment
- Ipswich Wildlife Group Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.spedansnaturaltrust.com |
| spedantrust@gmail.com | |
| Phone | 02078281000 |
| Address | The Company Secretary, 1 Drummond Gate, LONDON, SW1V 2QQ |
Finances
£5,401 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | £3,531 | £1,220 |
| 2023 | £6,864 | £1,686 |
| 2024 | £5,082 | £2,548 |
| 2025 | £5,120 | £3,357 |
| 2026 | £5,401 | £2,308 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Sponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
ADVANCING THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION IN AND OF PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO AND THE STUDY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 18TH NOVEMBER 1955
Trustees (6)
6trustees
78median age
1aged 70+
- Alan Michael Wilson Chair
- Alison Meade since 2018
- Dr Andrew Ferguson since 2018
- Glynne Colin Evans BSCage band 75-79
- Nick Sotherton since 2015
- Professor Simon Geoffrey Potts since 2022
Connected charities (1)
- Christian Help in Practical Situations 1 shared trustee
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