THE COSTUME SOCIETY

Charity number: 262401
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the charity are to promote, for the benefit of the public, education in dress throughout the ages and across the world and to encourage the preservation of historic examples of dress together with relevant source materials.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £63,089
Total expenditure: £84,528

People

10 Trustee(s)

14 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

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
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 May 1971: Standard registration
  • 23 August 2023: Funds received from 1166336 THE DAPHNE BULLARD, KATHY CALLOW AND ELIZABETH HAM...
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sarah Elmer Trustee 05 July 2025
None on record
Vanessa Jones Trustee 05 July 2025
None on record
Victoria Haddock Trustee 05 July 2025
None on record
Dr Serena Dyer Trustee 05 July 2025
None on record
Dr Judith Lynn Hepner Trustee 06 July 2024
None on record
Beth Evans Trustee 15 July 2023
FIRST ROBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP
Received: On time
Monica Alice Hodgson Trustee 09 July 2022
None on record
Dr Benjamin David Whyman Trustee 09 July 2022
None on record
Christine Wright Trustee 07 July 2019
None on record
Dr Natascha Radclyffe Thomas Trustee 08 January 2018
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 £40.48k £297.68k £52.59k £112.92k £63.09k
Total expenditure £42.13k £43.87k £50.67k £53.05k £84.53k
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 19 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 19 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 15 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 15 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 06 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 06 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 24 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 13 October 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 MARCH 1973, AS AMENDED 10 APRIL 1988, 15 SEPTEMBER 1990, 30 MARCH 1997, 24 JUNE 2000 AND 3 JULY 2005 AS AMENDED ON 02 JUL 2017 as amended on 04 May 2024 as amended on 06 Jul 2024

Charitable objects

The Objects of the Charity are to promote, for the benefit of the public, the education, exploration and appreciation of clothing, textiles in dress, accessories and material culture throughout the ages and from different cultures, ethnicities, and identities; and to encourage the creation, preservation and accessibility of historic and contemporary garments and relevant source material.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
3rd Floor
15 West Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 2RL
Phone:
01163053423
Email:
info@costumesociety.org.uk
Website:

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