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The Micropalaeontological Society Educational Trust

Tms Educational Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1141964
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Feb. 9, 2026. Filing history
Registered
May 17, 2011
Legal form
Trust

Address

Address
2 Tower Gardens
Mortimer Common
Reading
RG7 3RW

Activities

During the year we raised a further £250 and made financial awards to two students, one studying for an MSc Micropalaeontology at the University of Birmingham, and one on a one week long specific course about Ostracods in Jena, Germany. The latter was unable to attend due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, so the grant will roll over

Objects: To Advance Education For The Benefit Of The Public In Particular But Notexclusively By:• The Accreditation Of University Courses And Relevant Research Topics In Thestudy Of Micropalaeontology;• Assisting In The Funding For The Training Of Student Micropalaeontologists.this Training Must Be As Part Of An Accredited Post Graduate Course Or Project, Oras A Recognised Short Course At An Accredited Place Of Training.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
What
Education/training
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Area of benefit
Undefined In Practice National And Overseas
Country
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard And Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Nov. 9, 2025 Feb. 9, 2026On time £0 £1,200
Nov. 9, 2024 May 15, 2025On time £0 £1,000
Nov. 9, 2023 July 9, 2024On time £0 £2,500
Nov. 9, 2022 Nov. 23, 2022On time £0 £1,500
Nov. 9, 2021 Aug. 24, 2022On time £0 £500

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Matt Wakefield (Chair) Nov. 18, 2013
DR Dan Finucane Dec. 10, 2015
Dr Emma Sheldon May 17, 2011
Dr James Peter George Fenton May 17, 2011
DR Robert John Campbell Feb. 5, 2014
Dr HAYDON WILLIAM BAILEY Nov. 18, 2013
Dr Manuel Carlos Marques Viera Jan. 28, 2019