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The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 80

  1. David Antony Tucker 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Peter Sharman 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. James Stuart Smyllie 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Jean Mary Lang 2021-2026 Director View profile
  5. Sarah James 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Sian Elizabeth Merriott 2018-2025 Director View profile
  7. Alexander Walters 2018-2022 Director View profile
  8. Sarah Ann Hatten Welton 2017-2023 Director View profile
  9. Jeremy James Richard Pope 2017-2022 Director View profile
  10. Professor John Patrick Vaughan 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. David John Norris 2017-2021 Director View profile
  12. David Charles James 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Dr Andrew James Fleet 2015-2021 Director View profile
  14. Maxwell Graham Hebditch 2014-2021 Director View profile
  15. Jill Margaret Minchin 2014-2021 Director View profile
  16. Dr Clare Elizabeth Randall 2014-2021 Director View profile
  17. Paul Atterbury 2013-2017 Director View profile
  18. Peter Foster 2012-2018 Director View profile
  19. John Hilton 2012-2018 Director View profile
  20. Dr Peter Fraser Down 2011-2017 Director View profile
  21. Bridget Lowther 2011-2014 Director View profile
  22. Richard Breward 2011-2017 Director View profile
  23. Evelyn Gladys Hanson 2011-2014 Director View profile
  24. Francesca Maria Radcliffe 2009-2014 Director View profile
  25. Elizabeth Arkell 2009-2015 Director View profile
  26. Dr Jonathan Edward Murden 2009-2022 Director View profile
  27. Carola Claire Campbell 2008-2011 Director View profile
  28. Thomas Pomeroy 2008-2012 Director View profile
  29. John Woodward 2008-2011 Director View profile
  30. Sam Hunt 2005-2008 Director View profile
  31. David Samuel Ashford 2005-2006 Director View profile
  32. David Sekers 2005-2009 Director View profile
  33. Belinda Mary Baldock 2004-2006 Director View profile
  34. Gray, Alan John, Proffessor 2004-2006 Director View profile
  35. Guy John Schwinge 2004-2008 Director View profile
  36. Susan Foulser 2004-2011 Director View profile
  37. Loraine Elise Knowles 2004-2009 Director View profile
  38. Sandwich, Susan Caroline, Countess 2004-2006 Director View profile
  39. Peter Alan Cramb 2003-2005 Director View profile
  40. Jennifer Reid Martindale 2003-2005 Director View profile
  41. Terence William Hearing 2003-2006 Director View profile
  42. Robert John Hill 2003-2008 Director View profile
  43. Judy Lindsay 2003-2008 Director View profile
  44. FOX, David John, Councillor 2001-2012 Director View profile
  45. Pamela Dorothy Maud Seaton 1997-2010 Director View profile
  46. Walter George Gundry 1997-2003 Director View profile
  47. Alan Chedzoy 1997-2001 Director View profile
  48. David Anthony Pearman 1997-1998 Director View profile
  49. John Barrington Hawthorne 1997-2004 Director View profile
  50. Mary Tarraway 1997-2005 Director View profile
  51. Anne Redfern Collins 1997-2000 Director View profile
  52. Dr Michael George Morris 1997-2006 Director View profile
  53. Roger Neville Russ Peers 1997-2013 Director View profile
  54. John Rylance Bradshaw 1997-1997 Director View profile
  55. Sir Robert Philip Nathaniel Williams 1997-1999 Director View profile
  56. Bond, Henry Mark Garneys, Major General 1997-1998 Director View profile
  57. Laurence John Keen 1997-1998 Director View profile
  58. Elizabeth Maureen Keats 1997-2006 Director View profile
  59. George Anthony Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers OBE Dl 1997-2004 Director View profile
  60. Robert Patrick Gordon Cooke 1997-1998 Director View profile
  61. Merelina Symonds Ross 1997-2005 Director View profile
  62. Helen Alice Jane Brotherton 1997-1997 Director View profile
  63. Gwenyth Anne Yarker 1997-2012 Director View profile
  64. Elizabeth Watkins 1997-1997 Director View profile
  65. Alan Swindall 1997-2004 Director View profile
  66. Professor Peter William Lock 1997-2003 Director View profile
  67. Dr Michael John Le Bas 1997-2006 Director View profile
  68. George Barry Clarke 1997-2000 Director View profile
  69. Cecil John Bailey 1997-1997 Director View profile
  70. Hugh Jaques 1997-2011 Director View profile
  71. Matthews, Michael Charles, Major (Retired) 1997-1999 Director View profile
  72. Rosemary Jane Goad 1997-2006 Director View profile
  73. Anthony John Thorrold Jaggard 1997-2006 Director View profile
  74. Anthony John Houssemayne Du Boulay 1997-2004 Director View profile
  75. Katherine Mary Fox 2012-2018 Secretary View profile
  76. Anne Elizabeth Claridge 2008-2012 Secretary View profile
  77. Marian Gordon 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  78. Cynthia Jean Hart 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  79. John Howard Grantham 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  80. Richard Michael De Peyer 1997-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities
Incorporated
29/04/1997
Registered office
Dorchester
Also a registered charity
The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

23 grants · £25,326,192 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £13,212,622 (5 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £11,171,560 (16 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £942,010 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £62,6072026-02-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £940,5002025-02-06
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £250,0002024-12-04
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £250,0002023-11-01
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £1,5102020-09-29
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

11 directors on the board

2.7y median 2.5y
average tenure
5.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (5)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Retail and trade 2Business services 1Education 1Health and social care 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03362107
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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