# THE DE VERE SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 297855
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 12, 1987
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=297855


## Contact

- **Address:** Milverton Court, Milverton, Taunton, Somerset
- **Postcode:** TA4 1NF
- **Phone:** 07979650454
- **Email:** secretary@deveresociety.co.uk
- **Website:** deveresociety.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE SOCIETY EXISTS TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE WITH THE PARTICULAR GOAL OF ESTABLISHING AND PRESENTING OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE THAT EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL OF OXFORD WAS THE AUTHOR USING THE PSEUDONYM WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

**Activities:** The Society exists to promote the study of the life and works of Shakespeare with the particular goal of establishing and presenting objective evidence that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford was the author using the pseudonym William Shakespeare.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £78380 | £92963 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £76553 | £35723 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £51516 | £72916 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £126890 | £42322 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £88030 | £11046 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr Emma Margrethe Jolly — appointed Sept. 3, 2025
- Eliza Waugh — appointed Aug. 10, 2025
- Jan Hendrik Scheffer — appointed March 19, 2022
- Mary Waugh — appointed May 31, 2025
- Maudie Lowe — appointed March 23, 2024
- Richard Clifford — appointed March 19, 2022
- Thomas Patrick James Macaskie — appointed March 20, 2021