| GELSTHORPE, David ACTIVE | Secretary | 23 May 2025 | | | | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| BENDING, Robert ACTIVE | Director | 25 Jul 2024 | | United Kingdom | October 1973 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| BHAUGEERUTTY, Aruna Devi, Dr ACTIVE | Director | 30 May 2022 | | United Kingdom | June 1983 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| GOLDING, Natalie Amanda ACTIVE | Director | 30 May 2022 | | England | May 1981 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| GRANADOS GARCIA, Paula Loreto ACTIVE | Director | 26 Mar 2026 | | England | April 1991 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| HUNTER, Kathryn Anne ACTIVE | Director | 10 Mar 2025 | | England | December 1980 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| JOHNSON, Samantha Josephine ACTIVE | Director | 30 May 2022 | | England | April 1987 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| KIRBY, Jack Daniel ACTIVE | Director | 10 Mar 2025 | | England | September 1977 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| MCKEW, Ruth Margaret ACTIVE | Director | 26 Mar 2026 | | England | October 1975 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| PYE, Laura Jane ACTIVE | Director | 11 Dec 2023 | | England | June 1980 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| SLOSS, Ruth Elizabeth ACTIVE | Director | 30 May 2022 | | England | January 1973 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| ST CLAIR INGLIS, Chanté ACTIVE | Director | 11 Dec 2023 | | Scotland | November 1979 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| STEVENSON, Paul Anthony ACTIVE | Director | 02 May 2019 | | England | January 1981 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| WINGFIELD, Christopher Robert, Dr ACTIVE | Director | 10 Mar 2025 | | England | September 1978 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| BRYCE-SMITH, Keitha Michelle RESIGNED | Secretary | 03 Apr 1997 | 07 Aug 1998 | | | Home Farm 10 High Street, Shepreth, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6PP |
| BYCROFT, Frances Caroline RESIGNED | Secretary | 09 Sep 1999 | 26 Sep 2005 | | | 1 Carter Street, Fordham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5NG |
| GOSLING, Kevin RESIGNED | Secretary | 16 Jul 2015 | 23 May 2025 | | | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| POOLE, Nicholas RESIGNED | Secretary | 06 Oct 2005 | 12 Jun 2015 | | | Wc2, 09 Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, England |
| SMITH, Rebecca Louise RESIGNED | Secretary | 07 Aug 1998 | 09 Sep 1999 | | | L97 Odhams Walk, Long Acre, London, WC2H 9SE |
| SUDBURY, Wendy Elizabeth, Doctor RESIGNED | Secretary | 01 Sep 1994 | 02 Apr 1997 | | | 25 St Barnabas Road, Cambridge, CB1 2BU |
| WARD, Judith RESIGNED | Secretary | | 31 Aug 1994 | | | 1 Lordship Drive, Melbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6EG |
| ARTHUR, Jane Lindsay RESIGNED | Director | 05 Apr 2001 | 16 May 2003 | | February 1957 | 130 Stoke Road, Aston Fields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 3ED |
| ATKINSON, Frank, Dr RESIGNED | Director | | 28 Apr 1994 | | April 1924 | The Old Vicarage, Ovingham, Northumberland, NE42 6BW |
| AVANN, Robert Keith RESIGNED | Director | 25 Apr 2017 | 09 Dec 2024 | England | September 1983 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| BURNETT, John Ellis RESIGNED | Director | | 04 Nov 1993 | Scotland | September 1953 | 4 Great King Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH3 6QL |
| CANE, Simon Frederick RESIGNED | Director | 27 Mar 2009 | 08 Dec 2014 | England | November 1964 | 32, Kings Court, 25 Cox Street, Birmingham, B3 1RD |
| CARMICHAEL, Jane RESIGNED | Director | 27 Mar 2009 | 28 Mar 2014 | United Kingdom | March 1952 | 7, Otterburn Park, Edinburgh, EH14 1JX |
| CASSAR, May, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 16 May 2003 | 27 Mar 2009 | | February 1955 | 147 North End Road, London, NW11 7HT |
| CHADWICK, Daniel John RESIGNED | Director | 19 Jul 1995 | 07 Aug 1998 | | April 1951 | 42 Honeybrook Road, London, SW12 0DW |
| CHILDS, Katherine RESIGNED | Director | 25 Apr 2017 | 09 Dec 2024 | England | October 1980 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| COOKE, Michael Oswald St.Peter RESIGNED | Director | 21 Sep 2006 | 18 Mar 2010 | United Kingdom | September 1957 | 233 Galton Road, Bearwood, Smethwick, West Midlands, B67 5JJ |
| CRAWFORD, Robert William Kenneth, Sir RESIGNED | Director | 26 Nov 1998 | 21 Sep 2006 | England | July 1945 | 55 Marlborough Crescent, Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2HL |
| CROSSAN, Steve RESIGNED | Director | 28 Mar 2014 | 30 Nov 2016 | England | May 1970 | 123, Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9SH, England |
| DAVIS, Paul Geoffrey, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 15 Dec 2006 | 18 Mar 2010 | United Kingdom | April 1969 | 2 Park Cottages Mill Lane, Forest Green, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5SJ |
| ELLIOT, Shona Elizabeth RESIGNED | Director | 02 May 2019 | 03 Mar 2023 | Scotland | July 1982 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| ELLORY-VAN DEKKER, Hadrian RESIGNED | Director | 14 Sep 2012 | 12 Dec 2018 | United Kingdom | July 1968 | Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD, United Kingdom |
| FEBER, Stephen Richard RESIGNED | Director | 05 Nov 1996 | 07 Aug 1998 | England | October 1951 | 44 Mount Pleasant, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4AP |
| FOPP, Michael Anton, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 26 May 1994 | 26 Nov 1998 | England | October 1947 | Boxford 180 Abbots Road, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, WD5 0BL |
| GILBERT, Jack Mark RESIGNED | Director | 15 Dec 2006 | 14 Sep 2012 | United Kingdom | April 1964 | Summit House, 12 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4QD |
| GRANT, Alice Gillian RESIGNED | Director | 06 Apr 2000 | 21 Jun 2002 | England | April 1963 | Fengate Farm, Fengate Road, West Pinchbeck, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3NE |
| GRAY, Victor William RESIGNED | Director | 16 May 2003 | 06 Apr 2004 | United Kingdom | October 1946 | 3 Butlers Cottages, Nounsley Road Hatfield, Peverel, Essex, CM3 2NG |
| GREEN, Oliver Anthony Borland RESIGNED | Director | 18 Oct 1994 | 26 Nov 1998 | | December 1951 | Benrose Stone Lane, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1HD |
| GREEVES, Margaret RESIGNED | Director | 21 Sep 2006 | 13 Dec 2013 | United Kingdom | December 1944 | 28 Bateman Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1NB |
| GROSSMAN, Loyd Daniel Gilman RESIGNED | Director | 26 Nov 1998 | 05 Apr 2001 | United Kingdom | September 1950 | 10 Bury Street, London, SW1Y 6AA |
| HAMPSHIRE, Camilla Susan RESIGNED | Director | 25 Apr 2017 | 31 Dec 2023 | United Kingdom | May 1960 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| HEMSLEY, James Ridley RESIGNED | Director | 18 Oct 1995 | 26 Nov 1998 | | November 1941 | 44a Florence Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU13 9LQ |
| HENDERSON, Laura Jane Dargie RESIGNED | Director | 27 Feb 2015 | 30 Nov 2016 | Wales | October 1966 | Wc2, 09 Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD |
| HOULIHAN, Michael Patrick RESIGNED | Director | 16 May 2003 | 27 Mar 2009 | United Kingdom | September 1948 | 35 Fairleigh Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff, CF11 9JW |
| HOWARTH, David Ross RESIGNED | Director | 17 Jun 2010 | 13 Sep 2016 | United Kingdom | November 1958 | Clare College, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TL, United Kingdom |
| HOWELLS, George Frederick RESIGNED | Director | | 18 Oct 1994 | | January 1926 | 4 Wedgwood Close, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 2DA |
| HUNT, Simon Hugh D'Aquilar RESIGNED | Director | 07 Aug 1998 | 15 Feb 2000 | United Kingdom | January 1948 | Holford, Longstone, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1RZ |
| HUNT, Simon Hugh D'Aquilar RESIGNED | Director | | 14 Sep 1995 | United Kingdom | January 1948 | Holford, Longstone, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1RZ |
| JOHNSON, Nichola RESIGNED | Director | 26 Nov 1998 | 27 Oct 2004 | England | May 1945 | The Lodging House, 8 Church Street, Reepham, Norfolk, NR10 4JW |
| JONES, Jennifer Christie RESIGNED | Director | 25 Apr 2017 | 08 Apr 2020 | Scotland | October 1986 | Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA, England |
| KARIA, Amisha RESIGNED | Director | 02 May 2019 | 18 Dec 2025 | England | December 1982 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| KEENE, Suzanne Victoria, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 21 Sep 2006 | 14 Sep 2012 | United Kingdom | July 1944 | 162 Erlanger Road, London, SE14 5TJ |
| KLEE, Nicholas Stephen RESIGNED | Director | 10 Oct 2024 | 18 Dec 2025 | England | November 1974 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| LEVITT, Sarah RESIGNED | Director | 27 Feb 2015 | 25 Feb 2021 | England | June 1956 | Leicester City Council, Town Hall, Room 2.23, Town Hall Square, Leicester, LE1 9BG, England |
| LONGMUIR, Sara RESIGNED | Director | 30 May 2022 | 13 May 2024 | England | March 1961 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| MERRIMAN, Nicholas RESIGNED | Director | 13 Dec 2013 | 30 Nov 2016 | United Kingdom | December 1951 | Manchester Museum, The University Of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom |
| MICHAELS, Christopher, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 25 Apr 2017 | 11 Dec 2023 | England | May 1978 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| MILLER, Paul, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 29 Jul 1999 | 19 Jul 2000 | | April 1971 | 24 Saunders Crescent, Pocklington, York, North Yorkshire, YO42 2GU |
| MORLEY, Oliver RESIGNED | Director | 15 Dec 2011 | 19 Jun 2014 | England | June 1971 | The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU, England |
| MORRISON, Ian Ogilvy RESIGNED | Director | 18 Oct 1994 | 16 May 2003 | | November 1950 | 36 Garden City, Stoneyburn, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH47 8EJ |
| MULLINS, Samuel Patrick RESIGNED | Director | 26 Nov 1998 | 01 Oct 2004 | United Kingdom | November 1954 | 23 Cowper Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5NF |
| NELSON, Tonya RESIGNED | Director | 27 Feb 2015 | 14 Feb 2018 | England | November 1973 | Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA, England |
| PETTIGREW, Timothy Hugh RESIGNED | Director | | 19 Sep 1994 | | February 1949 | 7 Front Street, Hagg Bank, Wylam, Northumberland, NE41 8JT |
| PETTITT, Charles Arthur William RESIGNED | Director | | 12 Nov 1992 | | August 1937 | 15 Ashfield Road, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 1BB |
| PHILLIPS, Philip William RESIGNED | Director | 15 Jan 1993 | 09 Sep 1999 | | June 1949 | 25 Picton Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 8QH |
| POTTER, Deborah RESIGNED | Director | 27 Feb 2015 | 25 Feb 2021 | United Kingdom | June 1970 | Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA, England |
| RAIKES, Susan Claire RESIGNED | Director | 04 Jan 2016 | 25 Feb 2021 | England | November 1973 | British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, England |
| ROBINSON, Derek Anthony, Dr RESIGNED | Director | | 12 Nov 1992 | | April 1942 | 3 Broadwater Avenue, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 3HE |
| ROGERS, Rachael Christine RESIGNED | Director | 14 Sep 2012 | 12 Dec 2018 | Wales | June 1972 | Abergavenny Museum And Castle, Castle Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5EE, United Kingdom |
| SALWAY, Gareth RESIGNED | Director | 21 Sep 2006 | 14 Sep 2012 | United Kingdom | October 1971 | 6 St Edward Street, Newport, NP20 4GG |
| SEAL, Alan William RESIGNED | Director | 15 Jan 1993 | 26 Nov 1998 | | December 1948 | 14 The Hollies, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5BX |
| SEWELL, Richard Michael RESIGNED | Director | 06 Jul 2000 | 06 Sep 2002 | | January 1970 | 48b Elm Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF24 3QS |
| SIMPSON, Taniah RESIGNED | Director | 25 Apr 2017 | 11 Dec 2023 | England | October 1985 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| SOUTHALL, Anna Catherine RESIGNED | Director | 26 Nov 1998 | 06 Apr 2000 | | June 1948 | 2 College Fields, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3HP |
| THOMPSON, Bill RESIGNED | Director | 15 Sep 2011 | 14 Dec 2015 | United Kingdom | October 1960 | Bbc Archives At Bbc Television, 201 Wood Lane, London, W12 7TQ, England |
| TURNER, Louise Jane RESIGNED | Director | 02 May 2019 | 18 Dec 2025 | United Kingdom | June 1965 | Rutland House, 23-25 Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QQ, England |
| VITMAYER, Janet Mary RESIGNED | Director | 27 Mar 2009 | 08 Dec 2014 | England | September 1952 | 133, Clive Road, London, SE21 8DF |
| WALSH, Irene RESIGNED | Director | 27 Feb 2015 | 25 Feb 2021 | United Kingdom | February 1957 | Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA, England |
| WIENAND, John Peter Dimitri RESIGNED | Director | 16 May 2003 | 27 Mar 2009 | England | March 1963 | 18 High Street, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 9DR |
| WILSON, John RESIGNED | Director | | 06 Dec 1995 | | December 1949 | 21 Cairnburn Crescent, Belfast, County Antrim, BT4 2HU, Northern Ireland |
| WILSON, Peter James RESIGNED | Director | | 18 Oct 1994 | United Kingdom | September 1947 | 13 Hollies Close, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 4NL |
| WINGFIELD, Carolyn Rosemary RESIGNED | Director | 15 Jan 1993 | 18 Oct 1994 | | November 1958 | 53 Bower Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3RD |