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The Charles Close Society for the Study of Ordnance Survey Maps
The Charles Close Society for the Study of Ordnance Survey Maps is a registered charity (number 327618) based in London, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Gerald David Larman Zierler since 2012. Latest income £23k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £23k (2026)
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Who leads it
- Gerald David Larman ZierlerChair · since 2012
- Andrew John DarlingTrustee · since 2020
- Anne TaylorTrustee · since 2013
- Ashley Carlisle LawrenceTrustee · since 2020
- Dr Alexander James KentTrustee
- Dr Richard Ross OliverTrustee
- Dr Robert Christopher WheelerTrustee
- Dr Stephen Philip BraimTrustee
- John Paul KingTrustee · since 2016
- Nicholas David KrebsTrustee
- Stuart James DennisonTrustee · since 2019
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.charlesclosesociety.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1987
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£23k£18k
- 2025£17k£13k
- 2024£17k£15k
Earlier years
- 2023£20k£18k
- 2022£39k£16k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING INTEREST IN AND RESEARCH INTO THE MAPS, PLANS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEYS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND BY PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.
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
- Gerald David Larman Zierler Chair since 2012
- Anne Taylor since 2013
- Andrew John Darling since 2020
- Ashley Carlisle Lawrence since 2020
- Dr Alexander James Kent
- Dr Richard Ross Oliver
- Dr Robert Christopher Wheeler
- Dr Stephen Philip Braim
- John Paul King since 2016
- Nicholas David Krebs
- Stuart James Dennison since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Gerald David Larman Zierler Chair since 2012
- Anne Taylor since 2013
- Andrew John Darling since 2020
- Ashley Carlisle Lawrence since 2020
- John Paul King since 2016
- Stuart James Dennison since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Gerald David Larman Zierler Chair since 2012
- Anne Taylor since 2013
- Ashley Carlisle Lawrence since 2020
- Dr Richard Ross Oliver
- Dr Robert Christopher Wheeler
- Dr Stephen Philip Braim
- Nicholas David Krebs
Portfolio (4)
- Andrew John Darling since 2020
- Dr Alexander James Kent
- John Paul King since 2016
- Stuart James Dennison since 2019
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
- 327618
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12/05/1984AS AMENDED ON 11/05/1985AS AMENDED ON 30/05/2015
- Contact on the register
- 01522720692 · honsec@charlesclosesociety.org
- 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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