Registered charity 1216779

The Palaeontographical Society

What it does

The charity has not given a description on the register.

Its charitable purposes

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PALAEONTOLOGY BY: (A) BY PUBLISHING MONOGRAPHS DESCRIBING AND ILLUSTRATING FOSSILS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND, (B) BY GIVING PUBLIC LECTURES, (C) TO ENCOURAGE PALAEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND EXTEND THE KNOWLEDGE OF PALAEONTOLOGY THROUGH AWARDING GRANTS, BURSARIES, PRIZES AND MEDALS, AND (D) BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: Arts, culture, heritage and science
Who it helps: The general public
How it works: Makes grants to individuals
Other charitable activities

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

Elsewhere

Throughout England and Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

The register has no income or spending figures for this charity.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Trustees

12 trustees run the charity.

Dr Caroline ButtlerChair
Amber Wood-Bailey
Cassius Morrison
Dr ANTHONY BUTCHER
Dr Benjamin Moon
Dr Elsa PanciroliAppointed 9 February 2026
Dr Lucy McCobb
Dr Marc Jones
Dr Neil Clark
Dr Neil Gostling
Dr Susan Beardmore
Dr TIMOTHY MCCORMICK

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

About this charity

Charity number: 1216779
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 9 February 2026
Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 09 Feb 2026
Website: www.palaeosoc.orgAs the charity gave it on the register.
Council area of its contact address: Cardiff

Sources

Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.

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