Sorby Natural History Society Sheffield

Registered charity 518234 Registered since 1986

Operates: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield City, City Of Wakefield, Cheshire East, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, North Lincolnshire, East Riding Of Yorkshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.3y median 4y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.8y

average years in governance

10 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 10Education/training 10Environment/conservation/heritage 10

Commercial experience

Education 1Professional services 1

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Contact

Website	www.sorby.org.uk
Email	secretary@sorby.org.uk
Phone	07582794840
Address	152 Dobbin Hill, Ecclesall, SHEFFIELD, S11 7JG

Finances

£8,363 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£6,561	£6,087
2022	£6,008	£5,324
2023	£9,628	£7,461
2024	£9,712	£8,328
2025	£8,363	£6,768

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS IN THE AREA COMPRISING THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND ENVIRONS, TO INCLUDE THOSE FORTY NINE 10 KILOMETRE SQUARES WITH THEIR ORIGIN AT SK05 AND CENTRED ON SK38 WHICH AREA SHALL HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS “THE AREA OF BENEFIT”. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL HISTORY OF MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY AND THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING STUDY AND RESEARCH AND IN PARTICULAR:A) TO ARRANGE MEETINGS, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS, FIELD EXCURSIONS AND SIMILAR GATHERINGS FOR THE ABOVE PURPOSEB) TO ARRANGE FOR THE COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SCIENTIFIC RECORDS RELATED TO THE NATURAL HISTORY IN THE AREA OF BENEFITC) TO PUBLISH PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN LIAISON AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH ORGANISATIONS HAVING OBJECTS IN COMMON WITH THE CHARITYD) TO UNDERTAKE ALL SUCH THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 06/11/1986AS AMENDED ON 09/11/1987AS AMENDED ON 01/11/2012 AS AMENDED ON 30 NOV 2019AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 02 NOV 2024

Trustees (10)

10trustees

70median age

1aged 70+

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