THE MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 289326
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promotes the study of the history of the uniformed forces of the crown by talk, discussions, visits to museums, an annual exhibition and the publication of a quarterly magazine & booklets on particular aspects of military history. Promotes the collection of objects of military interest.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £19,507
Total expenditure: £18,098

People

9 Trustee(s)

10 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:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 May 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
BRIGADIER CLIVE RICHARD ELDERTON CBE Chair 02 September 2011
None on record
BRIGADIER JAMES KENNETH TANNER OBE Trustee 09 September 2023
THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT (THE PRINCE OF WALES'S) REGIMENTAL CHARITY
Received: On time
THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM TRUST
Received: On time
ANTHONY McCLENAGHAN Trustee 12 September 2020
None on record
LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHRISTOPHER ANDREW MILLWATER Trustee 12 September 2020
None on record
Timothy David Withey Trustee 21 September 2019
None on record
Patrick Crowley Trustee 10 September 2016
THE ARMY RECORDS SOCIETY
Received: On time
Dr JOHN ALAN MURDOCH Trustee 12 October 2013
None on record
GARY GIBBS Trustee 02 September 2011
None on record
MR BILL HERBERT 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 £77.14k £16.47k £23.73k £19.51k £19.51k
Total expenditure £12.45k £13.14k £16.80k £19.05k £18.10k
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 25 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 08 April 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 08 April 2020 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.

RULES ADOPTED 12TH MARCH 1977 AS AMENDED 17TH MARCH 1984 as amended on 12 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF THE UNIFORMED FORCES OF THE CROWN, OF UNIFROMS AND WEAPONS AND ALL ASPECTS OF MILITARY HISTORY, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO SUCH MATTERS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Wellington View
Bollington Road
Bollington
MACCLESFIELD
Cheshire
SK10 5EL
Phone:
01625 574908
Email:
mhs@jamurdoch.co.uk
Website:

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