NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF NORTHUMBRIA

Registered charity 1204306 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NHSN, THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF NORTHUMBRIA

The objects of NHSN CIO are the encouragement by every means of the study of natural history in all its branches and the conservation of the natural environment in north east England including its geology, flora and fauna

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ENCOURAGEMENT BY EVERY MEANS OF THE STUDY OF NATURAL HISTORY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND INCLUDING ITS GEOLOGY, FLORA AND FAUNA.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £21,203 for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £555,069 to £503,006. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £148,487, which is below the stated policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure (£150,000 - £170,000). The trustees are actively reducing investments to increase free reserves to meet this policy target.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Reece Foundation — “With support from the Reece Foundation, NHSN is increasing wildlife recording, creating community loops and delivering activities along the …” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (02/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANNE TINDLEYchair
• Adrian Pitches Mr
• Andrew Sinclair
• Basil Dean
• Dr Julija Dzenkovska
• Helen Wilson Prof
• Irena Peel
• Lekshmi Vijay Ms
• Neil Emery
• Rinke Vinkenoog · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST.

• THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST income £9.2m
• NATURAL CAMBRIDGESHIRE income £663k
• THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF EAST ANGLIA LIMITED income £6.2m
• NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED income £5.5m
• THE WILDLIFE TRUST FOR BEDFORDSHIRE CAMBRIDGESHIRE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE income £14.0m
• GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST income £8.2m

Side by side with its peers

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