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Description
The Society's Royal Charter 1802 states the purpose as 'The Cultivation of the Science of Natural History in all its branches'. 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.
Also known as
- A G Side Fund
- Bloomer Bequest
- Bonhote Fund
- Crips Award
- Dennis Stanfield Memorial Fund
- E a Minchin Fellowship Fund
- Goodenough Fund
- Hooker Lecture Fund
- Jane Jackson Bequest
- The Linnean Society of London
- Linnean Society's Flora Europea Fund
- The Linnean Society
- Linnean Society of London
- The Linnean Society of London
- Omer-Cooper Fund
- Trail Award
- Westwood Fund
...and 7 other names
CCEW Charity number
Registered
Postcode
W1J 0BF
Website
Domain
linnean.org
Latest income
£2,044,826 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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- linnean.org
- Charity Commission England and Wales
- CharityBase
- Giving is Great
- Twitter: @LinneanSociety
- Facebook: facebook.com/linneansociety
- Wikipedia: Linnean Society of London
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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.
Area of operation in the UK
Registered Office in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 220509 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
The Linnean Society of London (this record)
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Museums, zoos, parks, historical sites and similar institutions
A12
UK Charity Activity Tags
These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.
Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.
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Education
ED -
Heritage
HR -
Heritage
HR» HistoryHR103 -
Heritage
HR» Natural historyHR106 -
Leisure
LE» GardeningLE102 -
Research
RS» ScienceRS103
Theme (CCEW)
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Education/training
102 -
Arts/culture/heritage/science
109 -
Environment/conservation/heritage
112
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
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The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
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Makes Grants To Individuals
301 -
Makes Grants To Organisations
302 -
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
307 -
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
308 -
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
309
Scale of operation
- National
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1964-06-04 |
Registered as a charity |
|
| 2004-12-31 | 469,201 | 579,419 |
| 2005-12-31 | 1,215,343 | 979,856 |
| 2006-12-31 | 1,093,622 | 1,353,879 |
| 2007-12-31 | 1,304,399 | 1,443,680 |
| 2008-12-31 | 1,178,597 | 1,660,004 |
| 2009-12-31 | 1,536,337 | 1,589,147 |
| 2010-12-31 | 1,793,732 | 1,515,419 |
| 2011-12-31 | 1,554,592 | 1,281,751 |
| 2012-12-31 | 1,591,617 | 1,350,383 |
| 2013-12-31 | 1,380,272 | 1,545,769 |
| 2014-12-31 | 1,156,165 | 1,188,386 |
| 2015-12-31 | 2,880,890 | 1,230,999 |
| 2016-12-31 | 1,335,623 | 1,346,227 |
| 2017-12-31 | 2,125,241 | 1,210,994 |
| 2018-12-31 | 2,140,280 | 1,449,821 |
| 2019-12-31 | 2,102,109 | 1,577,506 |
| 2020-12-31 | 2,304,914 | 1,546,936 |
| 2021-12-31 | 2,500,544 | 1,583,441 |
| 2022-12-31 | 2,044,826 | 1,651,614 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2022 £ |
2021 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 23 | 21 |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | 1 | 1 |
| Volunteers | 10 | 5 |
| Trustees | 17 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
Statement of financial activities for year ended .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2022 £000s |
2021
£000s |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | 15.7 | 48.1 |
| Legacies | 19.3 | 355.3 |
| Endowments | - | - |
| Donations and legacies | 35.0 | 403.4 |
| Income from charitable activities | 1,843.9 | 2,002.3 |
| Income from other trading activities | 56.9 | 10.6 |
| Income from investments | 109.0 | 84.2 |
| Other income | - | - |
| Total | 2,044.8 | 2,500.5 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | 23.4 | 23.6 |
| Other spending on raising funds | - | - |
| Spending on raising funds | 23.4 | 23.6 |
| Grants to institutions | - | - |
| Other charitable activities | 1,628.2 | 1,559.9 |
| Charitable activities | 1,628.2 | 1,559.9 |
| Other spending | - | - |
| Total | 1,651.6 | 1,583.4 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | 393.2 | 917.1 |
Balance sheet at .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2022 £000s |
2021
£000s |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | 2,254.3 | 2,284.8 |
| Investment assets | 4,810.5 | 5,121.5 |
| 7,064.8 | 7,406.3 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 3,653.4 | 3,643.3 |
| Other current assets | 478.5 | 508.5 |
| 4,131.9 | 4,151.8 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (1,672.4) | (1,642.0) |
| Net current assets | 2,459.5 | 2,509.8 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 9,524.3 | 9,916.1 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | - | (220.4) |
| Net assets | 9,524.3 | 9,695.8 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | 766.7 | 858.8 |
| Restricted funds | 2,361.4 | 2,454.0 |
| Unrestricted funds | 6,396.1 | 6,383.0 |
| 9,524.3 | 9,695.8 | |
According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Garfield Weston Foundation
Education |
£50,000 | Main Grants award | ||
|
Wolfson Foundation
Education |
£75,000 | Grant to The Linnean Society | ||
|
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Your Heritage |
£50,000 | Grant to The Linnean Society of London | ||
|
ARCADIA
Open Access |
£889,200 | Computerised Access to the Records of the Linnean Society (CARLS) |
Data source
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- ARCADIA (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Garfield Weston Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Wolfson Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
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