THE CHARLES CLOSE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS

Charity number: 327618
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advances the education of the public by promoting interest in and research into the maps, plans and other activities of the Ordnance Surveys of Great Britain and Ireland and by publishing the results of such research.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income: £17,308
Total expenditure: £13,084

People

11 Trustee(s)

2 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • 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

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 November 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE CHARLES CLOSE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ORDANCE SURVEY MAPS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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
GERALD DAVID LARMAN ZIERLER Chair 17 September 2012
None on record
Ashley Carlisle Lawrence Trustee 08 August 2020
None on record
Andrew John Darling Trustee 08 August 2020
CORNWALL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
Stuart James Dennison Trustee 11 May 2019
MOOR HOUSE SCHOOL & COLLEGE CIO
Recently registered
MOOR HOUSE SCHOOL & COLLEGE
Received: On time
JOHN PAUL KING Trustee 23 May 2016
THE TIFFIN SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
TIFFINIAN LIMITED
Charity is in administration
ANNE TAYLOR Trustee 11 July 2013
None on record
Dr STEPHEN PHILIP BRAIM Trustee
None on record
NICHOLAS DAVID KREBS Trustee
None on record
Dr RICHARD ROSS OLIVER Trustee
None on record
Dr ALEXANDER JAMES KENT Trustee
J B HARLEY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS TRUST
Received: On time
Dr ROBERT CHRISTOPHER WHEELER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £16.47k £38.51k £20.15k £16.74k £17.31k
Total expenditure £14.14k £15.64k £17.79k £15.01k £13.08k
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 28 February 2025 08 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 Not required
Annual return 29 February 2024 10 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 Not required
Annual return 28 February 2023 28 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 Not required
Annual return 28 February 2022 20 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 20 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 16 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 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 12/05/1984 AS AMENDED ON 11/05/1985 AS AMENDED ON 30/05/2015

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING INTEREST IN AND RESEARCH INTO THE MAPS, PLANS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEYS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND BY PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit

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

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

Contact information

Address:
BRITISH LIBRARY
96 EUSTON ROAD
LONDON
NW1 2DB
Phone:
01522720692
Email:
honsec@charlesclosesociety.org
Website:

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