# THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 220509
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 4, 1964
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=220509


## Contact

- **Address:** LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON, BURLINGTON HOUSE, PICCADILLY, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1J 0BF
- **Phone:** 020 7434 4479
- **Email:** info@linnean.org
- **Website:** www.linnean.org



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE CULTIVATION OF THE SCIENCE OF NATURAL HISTORY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.

**Activities:** The Society&#x27;s Royal Charter 1802 states the purpose as &#x27;The Cultivation of the Science of Natural History in all its branches&#x27;.  We have three key charitable activities:1) safeguarding and promoting our heritage collections; 2) advancing scientific knowledge and understanding; 3) engaging the public and educational outreach. Our vision is a world where nature is understood, valued and protected.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** LONDON
- Throughout England





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr Mark Francis Watson** | Chair | May 24, 2021 |
| Andrea Hart |  | May 24, 2022 |
| Dr Heather White |  | May 24, 2024 |
| Dr Jose Fernando Gonzalez-Maya |  | May 22, 2025 |
| Dr Juliano Morimoto |  | May 22, 2025 |
| Dr Linda Davies |  | May 22, 2025 |
| Dr Peter Gregory |  | May 22, 2025 |
| Dr Philip Mark Gilmartin |  | May 22, 2025 |
| Edward Joseph Banks |  | May 22, 2020 |
| Fiona McWilliams |  | May 24, 2023 |
| George Edmund Bull |  | May 22, 2025 |
| Prof Amy Dickman |  | May 24, 2024 |
| Professor Michael Francis Fay |  | May 21, 2026 |
| Subhadra Das |  | May 24, 2024 |



## Linked charities

- BLOOMER BEQUEST (220509-1)
- JANE JACKSON BEQUEST (220509-10)
- A G SIDE FUND (220509-11)
- OMER-COOPER FUND (220509-12)
- BONHOTE FUND (220509-13)
- LINNEAN SOCIETY&#x27;S FLORA EUROPEA FUND (220509-2)
- DENNIS STANFIELD MEMORIAL FUND (220509-3)
- TRAIL AWARD (220509-4)
- WESTWOOD FUND (220509-5)
- HOOKER LECTURE FUND (220509-6)
- GOODENOUGH FUND (220509-7)
- CRIPS AWARD (220509-8)
- E A MINCHIN FELLOWSHIP FUND (220509-9)



