ISLE OF WIGHT NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 260747 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as I W N H A S

We hold both field and indoor meetings throughout the year to assist in the study of natural history, geology and archaeology in relation to the Isle of Wight. We also manage a biological database and provide records to the Isle of Wight Council.

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Latest income

£36k

Latest spending

£28k

Registered

1970

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £7,767, bringing total cash funds to £256,052. The charity holds significant designated funds of £239,883, which are kept intact for future application as identified by the Council. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were found regarding the keeping of records or the accuracy of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Subscriptions including gift aid refund (35% of income)

“Subscriptions including gift aid refund” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan David Blenkinsop
Anne Elizabeth Marston
David Bone
Dr COLIN RICHARD POPE
Hazel Elizabeth May Makepeace
MARGARET CHRISTINE NELMES
Matthew Peter Chatfield
Nigel Charles Locke
Professor Anthony Howard Norman Roberts OBE
Selena Bone
TONI OLIVE GOODLEY

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£36k	£28k
31/12/2024	£125k	£26k
31/12/2023	£25k	£24k
31/12/2022	£18k	£37k
31/12/2021	£46k	£20k

Common questions

Is ISLE OF WIGHT NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £7,767, bringing total cash funds to £256,052. The charity holds significant designated funds of £239,883, which are kept intact for future application as identified by the Council. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were found regarding the keeping of records or the accuracy of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	26/08/1999	£4k	"This group promotes the study and conservation of natural history and archaeology in relation to the Isle of Wight. The group will produce a"