The Charles Close Society for the Study of Ordnance Survey Maps
Registered charity 327618 Registered since 1987
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.
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
9.3y median 8.5y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
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
7.3y
average years in governance
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
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 11Environment/conservation/heritage 10Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Amateur Sport 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.
Arts and leisure 1Education 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£17k 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
- Cornwall Archaeological Society 1 shared trustee
- J B Harley Research Fellowships Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Tiffin School Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Moor House School & College CIO 1 shared trustee
- Tiffinian Limited 1 shared trustee
- Moor House School & College 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.charlesclosesociety.org |
| honsec@charlesclosesociety.org | |
| Phone | 01522720692 |
| Address | BRITISH LIBRARY, 96 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2DB |
Finances
£22,911 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | £38,510 | £15,635 |
| 2023 | £20,154 | £17,792 |
| 2024 | £16,743 | £15,009 |
| 2025 | £17,308 | £13,084 |
| 2026 | £22,911 | £17,731 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable 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.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12/05/1984AS AMENDED ON 11/05/1985AS AMENDED ON 30/05/2015
Trustees (11)
11trustees
75median age
1aged 70+
- 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 Kingage band 75-79 since 2016
- Nicholas David Krebs
- Stuart James Dennison since 2019
Connected charities (6)
- J B Harley Research Fellowships Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Tiffin School Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Tiffinian Limited 1 shared trustee
- Moor House School & College CIO 1 shared trustee
- Moor House School & College 1 shared trustee
- Cornwall Archaeological Society 1 shared trustee
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