ISLE OF WIGHT NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 260747
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £124,849
Total expenditure: £26,425

People

16 Trustee(s)

100 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Isle Of Wight

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 March 1970: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • I W N H A S (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Hazel Elizabeth May Makepeace Trustee 22 March 2025
None on record
Anne Elizabeth Marston Trustee 22 March 2025
None on record
Lily Gray Trustee 23 March 2024
None on record
David Staughton Trustee 23 March 2024
None on record
William Gerald Thurbin Trustee 25 March 2023
None on record
Richard Hugh Smout Trustee 26 March 2022
Newport and Carisbrooke PCC
Received: On time
Nigel Charles Locke Trustee 14 August 2021
None on record
Matthew Peter Chatfield Trustee 03 October 2020
None on record
David Bone Trustee 24 March 2018
None on record
Selena Bone Trustee 28 March 2015
None on record
Alan David Blenkinsop Trustee 24 March 2012
None on record
Professor Anthony Howard Norman Roberts OBE Trustee
None on record
MARGARET CHRISTINE NELMES Trustee
None on record
Dr COLIN RICHARD POPE Trustee
None on record
MISS JACKIE HART Trustee
None on record
TONI OLIVE GOODLEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £25.99k £45.96k £18.23k £24.79k £124.85k
Total expenditure £22.63k £20.28k £37.03k £24.50k £26.43k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 26 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Accounts not yet received
Annual return 31 December 2023 14 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 11 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 09 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 23 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 09 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 09 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

RULES REVISED 1977; FEBRUARY 1979 AND 24TH JANUARY 1981 AND JANUARY 1982 AND FEBRUARY 1995 AND FEBRUARY 1999 AND AGM 2000, FEBRUARY 2001 AND 27 MARCH 2010. as amended on 14 Aug 2021

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT. (2) TO PROMOTE IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE THE CONSERVATION OF THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT AND THE PROPER PRESERVATION OF ALL OBJECTS OF SPECIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL INTEREST. (3) TO PLACE ON RECORD SUCH DISCOVERIES AND OBSERVATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC VALUE OR INTERESTS AS MAY BE CONSIDERED WORTHY OF NOTE. (4) TO ACT IN CLOSE CO-OPERATON WITH OTHER SOCIETIES OR INSTITUTIONS WHOSE OBJECTS OR ACTIVITIES ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE SOCIETY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

ISLE OF WIGHT

Contact information

Address:
UNIT 7C
THE PROSPECT BUSINESS CENTRE
PROSPECT ROAD
COWES
PO31 7AD
Phone:
01983282596
Email:
iwnhas@btconnect.com
Website:

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