Wharfedale Naturalists Society

Registered charity 509241 Registered since 1979

Operates: Bradford City, Leeds City, City Of Wakefield, North Yorkshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8y median 8.5y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.6y

average years in governance

11 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 12Environment/conservation/heritage 12

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1

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Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Contact

Website	www.wharfedale-nats.org.uk
Email	membership.wns@gmail.com
Phone	01943 862916
Address	Woodhill, Station Road, Burley In Wharfedale, ILKLEY, West Yorkshire, LS29 7NT

Finances

£11,811 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£8,688	£9,400
2022	£10,582	£10,164
2023	£17,843	£17,475
2024	£10,860	£12,602
2025	£11,811	£12,112

What it does

What

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

I) TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE STUDY OF ALL BRANCHES OF NATURAL HISTORY ( BY OBSERVATION, RESEARCH AND RECORD-KEEPING) AND THEREBY TO ADD TO THE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE OF THESE SCIENCES IN THE WORLD AT LARGE AND IN WHARFEDALE IN PARTICULAR;II) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS "WHARFEDALE" IS DEFINED AS ALL THE CATCHMENT OF THE RIVER WHARFE ABOVE THE 430KM EASTING GRID LINE NEAR ROUGEMONT CARR IN WEETON CIVIL PARISH NEAR HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/03/1945AS AMENDED ON 26/03/2002AS AMENDED ON 22/03/2005AS AMENDED ON 27/03/2007AS AMENDED ON 17/10/2012

Trustees (12)

12trustees

44median age

0aged 70+

Peter Boyd Riley Chair
Aidan Smithage 44 since 2024
DR Catherine Anna Louise Burton since 2016
Dr Ian Russell Brand since 2020
Gordon Barret Haycock
Helen Catherine Steward since 2015
James Tate-Smith since 2023
Jennifer Watson since 2015
Karen Anne Shackleton since 2012
MS ROS Lilley since 2012
Philip Reed since 2024
Stephen Parkes since 2019

Connected charities (1)

Otley Wetland Nature Reserve Trust 1 shared trustee

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