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Fisher Memorial Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
313536
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 25, 2026. Filing history
Registered
June 22, 1967
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
29 Merchiston Crescent
Edinburgh
EH10 5AJ

Activities

The Fisher Memorial Trust was set up to promote interest in the life and work of the great statistician, evolutionary biologist and geneticist, Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher (1890-1962) and to maintain his scientific legacy by encouraging discussion of the scientific fields in which he was active.

Objects: Arranging For The Public Reading Of A Paper Or Giving Of A Lecture On Any Subject Or Field Of Science Or Learning Associated With The Name Of The Late Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher Namely The Application Of Mathematics To Biology Such Reading Or Lecture To Be Known As The Fisher Memorial Lecture And To Be Given Annually Or At Such Intervals As The Committee Shall Decide In The United Kingdom Or In Any Other Place Or Country As The Committee Shall Decide. The Residue Of The Said Income Remaining Shall Be Applied To Further Knowledge And Research In Any Of The Said Fields Of Science And Learning As The Committee May From Time To Time Think Proper.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Area of benefit
Worldwide
Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 25, 2026On time £5,614 £1,517
Dec. 31, 2024 Sept. 17, 2025On time £6,235 £5,974
Dec. 31, 2023 Oct. 17, 2024On time £6,009 £2,800
Dec. 31, 2022 Oct. 27, 2023On time £7,346 £8,635
Dec. 31, 2021 Oct. 3, 2022On time £4,889 £750
Dec. 31, 2020 Nov. 9, 2021 £5,849 £500

Trustees

Name Appointed
Prof Brian Charlesworth Frs (Chair)
Andrew Mead Feb. 1, 2015
Dr Heather Battey Nov. 17, 2022
Professor Ra Bailey Frse Nov. 12, 2004
Professor Stephen Senn Phd, Frse Oct. 10, 2002
Professor Christina Yap PhD May 26, 2022
Professor Ian Tomlinson Nov. 1, 2021
Professor Sir Walter Fred Bodmer Dec. 17, 1975