OXFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 1101069
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Oxford Historical Society publishes archives, historical texts, and bibliographical tools about the history of Oxford (both the City and the University) and about the neighbouring villages & towns (following the boundaries of pre-1972 Oxfordshire). To date it has published 149 volumes, most of these dating from Georgian and earlier periods.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £4,082
Total expenditure: £2,205

People

15 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 December 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Investment
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

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor William Hadden Whyte Chair 29 April 2014
SAINT JOHN BAPTIST COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Received: On time
THE OXFORD PRESERVATION TRUST
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETERS CHURCH WOLVERCOTE
Received: On time
OXFORDSHIRE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY TRUST
Received: On time
Roger John Boden Trustee 16 October 2023
None on record
Lindsay Anne McCormack Trustee 13 December 2021
THE OXFORDSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY
Received: 36 days late
Faye Moore Trustee 13 December 2021
None on record
Dr Andrew Joseph Hegarty Trustee 21 October 2020
None on record
Stephanie Jenkins Trustee 21 October 2020
None on record
Dr Richard Gunn Allen Trustee 23 October 2018
SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE
Received: On time
ROBERT PEBERDY Trustee 23 October 2018
None on record
Dr MALCOLM GRAHAM Trustee 26 October 2017
OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Dr ROBIN HAYDON DARWALL-SMITH Trustee 15 October 2014
THE MUSIC REPRIEVAL TRUST
Received: On time
ELIZABETH MARY PATRICIA WELLS Trustee 15 October 2014
None on record
MICHAEL KEVIN RIORDAN Trustee 15 October 2014
None on record
JUDITH HILARY CURTHOYS Trustee 15 October 2014
None on record
JULIAN THOMAS MUNBY Trustee
None on record
ALAN CROSSLEY MA, FSA Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £18.55k £10.80k £18.76k £16.85k £4.08k
Total expenditure £1.34k £2.68k £25 £164 £2.21k
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 2023 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 17 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 24 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST EXECUTED 4TH NOVEMBER 2003.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGES AND CITY OF OXFORD BY UNDERTAKING OR PROCURING THE EDITING, PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO SUCH HISTORY.

Area of benefit

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

CITY OF OXFORD

Contact information

Address:
24 TREE LANE
OXFORD
OX4 4EY
Phone:
01865777674
Email:
elizabeth.wells@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Website:

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