SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF ALCHEMY AND CHEMISTRY

Charity number: 1190304
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE SOCIETY PROMOTES THE SCHOLARLY STUDY OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES (INCLUDING ALCHEMY). IT HOLDS MEETINGS FOR THE READING AND DISCUSSION OF SCHOLARLY PAPERS, PROVIDES SMALL RESEARCH GRANTS, IN PARTICULAR TO POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AND POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS, AND PUBLISHES ARTICLES AND ESSAYS, ESPECIALLY IN AMBIX, THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £32,252
Total expenditure: £16,029

People

17 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Northern Ireland
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Scotland
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 July 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SHAC (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

17 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor FRANK ARTHUR JOHN LORD JAMES Chair 08 July 2020
None on record
Jennifer Wilson Trustee 03 May 2023
None on record
Dr Peter Ramberg Trustee 29 June 2022
None on record
Dr Tara Nummedal Trustee 29 June 2022
None on record
Dr Annette Lykknes Trustee 29 June 2022
None on record
Dr TILLMANN TAAPE Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record
Dr ANNA ELIZABETH WOODMAN Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record
Dr VIVIANE MARGUERITE QUIRKE Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record
Dr JENNIFER MARGARET RAMPLING Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record
ROBERT ALEXANDER JOHNSTONE Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record
PROFESSOR HASOK CHANG Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record
Dr DELIA GEORGIANA HEDESAN Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record
Dr PETER JONATHAN FORSHAW Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record
Dr Christopher John Campbell Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record
Professor Bruce Thomas Moran Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record
PROFESSOR LAWRENCE MICHAEL PRINCIPE Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record
Dr CAROLYN ANN COBBOLD Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £28.22k £26.93k £27.02k £32.25k
Total expenditure £6.38k £13.74k £18.71k £16.03k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 22 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 22 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 11 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 11 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 14 April 2022 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 08 Jul 2020

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AS A LEARNED SOCIETY, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND SCIENCE THROUGH SCHOLARLY AND/OR CURATORIAL ACTIVITY RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF ALCHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND OF OTHER SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY: (1) PUBLISHING A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL AND BY MAINTAINING MEMBERSHIP (2) PUBLISHING OCCASIONAL SCHOLARLY WORKS; (3) PROVIDING STUDY GRANTS TO STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS; (4) FUNDING AND / OR ORGANISING SCHOLARLY MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS. (5) DISSEMINATING INFORMATION NOT ONLY ON THE SOCIETY’S EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES BUT THOSE OF OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE SAME AND RELATED FIELDS; (6) AWARDING PRIZES FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOLARSHIP.

Contact information

Address:
45 THE DRIVE
ISLEWORTH
TW7 4AA
Phone:
07394070924
Email:
treasurer@ambix.org
Website:

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