BRISTOL RECORD SOCIETY

Charity number: 1039843
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

(1) To encourage the preservation and the study of historical documents relating to the history of the City of Bristol, chiefly through the publication of records related to the Bristol area. (2) To promote, improve, and maintain public education in and appreciation of the significance of such documents and other historical and archive material.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £3,551
Total expenditure: £6,720

People

10 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 August 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Charlotte Jane Berry Trustee 24 February 2025
None on record
Dr Benjamin Pohl FRHistSoc Trustee 20 December 2021
None on record
Professor Richard Aylmer Coates FSA SFHEA Trustee 17 October 2018
None on record
Dr John George Reeks Trustee 17 October 2018
None on record
Professor Peter Nigel Malpass Trustee 06 October 2016
None on record
Dr Richard George Stone Trustee 15 December 2014
None on record
Dr Kathleen Lillian Thompson FSA FRHisS Trustee 14 August 2014
None on record
Professor Jonathan Barry Trustee
None on record
PROFESSOR ROGER LEECH FSA MIFA Trustee
None on record
Dr EVAN JONES Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £4.90k £11.26k £4.50k £4.94k £3.55k
Total expenditure £11.43k £1.42k £8.40k £4.21k £6.72k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 16 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 26 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 07 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 APR 1992 AS AMENDED ON 06 OCT 2016

Charitable objects

(1) TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION AND THE STUDY OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL. (2) TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SUCH DOCUMENTS AND OTHER HISTORICAL AND ARCHIVE MATERIAL.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN PRACTICE BRISTOL

Contact information

Address:
Bristol Record Society
Bristol Archives
B Bond Warehouse
Smeaton Road
BRISTOL
BS1 6XN
Phone:
0117 922 4224
Email:
bristolrecordsociety@gmail.com
Website:

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