MARC FITCH FUND

Charity number: 313303
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Marc Fitch Fund supports research and publication, chiefly in the local and regional history of the British Isles, in the fields of Archaeology, History, Historical Geography, History of Art and Architecture, Heraldry and Genealogy.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £247,323
Total expenditure: £339,283

People

11 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Canada
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 August 1965: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MARC FITCH FUND LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
00569597 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lindsay Allason-Jones Chair
THE CLAYTON COLLECTION OF ROMAN ANTIQUITIES
Received: On time
THE NORMA LIPMAN MEMORIAL TRUST
Received: On time
WOODHORN CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Received: On time
Richard Fisher Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
Dr John Harry Davis Trustee 20 September 2023
None on record
John Edward Ford Trustee 20 September 2023
THE OXFORD MINDFULNESS FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Dr Henry Rosewell Thomas Summerson Trustee 20 September 2023
LONDON RECORD SOCIETY
Received: On time
Roey Sweet Trustee 13 September 2016
THE BRITISH SCHOOL AT ROME
Received: On time
THE HISTORIC TOWNS TRUST
Received: On time
CHRISTIANA PAYNE Trustee 01 October 2012
None on record
Helen Forde Trustee
BANBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
POOR'S ALLOTMENT
Received: On time
THE BANBURY MUSEUM TRUST
Received: On time
DR JOHN BLAIR Trustee
None on record
MICHAEL HAROLD WEBSTER HALL FSA Trustee
None on record
DAVID VINES WHITE Trustee
COLLEGE OF ARMS TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £233.89k £244.23k £267.47k £242.02k £247.32k
Total expenditure £128.59k £183.43k £445.94k £205.81k £339.28k
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 05 April 2025 19 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 19 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2024 16 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 16 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 11 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 11 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 15 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 15 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 01 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 01 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 30TH JULY 1956 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON 26TH JANUARY 1956.

Charitable objects

TO IMPROVE AND DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE, AND TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE STUDY OF AND EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, IN OR IN CONNECTION WITH ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS, NAMELY, ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY, THE HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE, HERALDRY, GENEALOGY THE USE OF ARCHIVES AND OTHER ANTIQUARIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORICAL STUDIES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Flat 9
13 Tavistock Place
LONDON
WC1H 9SH
Phone:
07805 650625
Email:
admin@marcfitchfund.org.uk
Website:

www.marcfitchfund.org.uk Open in new window