OXFORDSHIRE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY TRUST

Charity number: 1064776
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objectives of the Trust are to raise funds for the research, preparation and writing of the remaining volumes of the Victoria County History of Oxfordshire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £185,029
Total expenditure: £154,534

People

15 Trustee(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 October 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • THE VICTORIA HISTORY OF OXFORDSHIRE TRUST AND APPEAL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk 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

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor William Hadden Whyte Chair 04 March 2019
SAINT JOHN BAPTIST COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Received: On time
OXFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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
Dr Laura Flannigan Trustee 18 March 2024
None on record
Dr Elizabeth Gemmill Trustee 18 March 2024
None on record
Amanda Ponsonby Trustee 27 March 2023
THE PONSONBY FOUNDATION
Recently registered
CHURCHILL OLD CHURCH PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Received: On time
THE WALTER AND LANGSTON CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Michael Heaton Trustee 24 May 2021
None on record
Christopher John Gorrill Parker Trustee 29 June 2020
None on record
HILARY ROSE HIBBERT-BILES Trustee 05 March 2018
None on record
Donald John Ratcliffe Trustee 05 March 2018
HOOK NORTON VILLAGE MUSEUM
Recently registered
SARAH JANE TAYLOR Trustee 15 March 2011
THE RYCOTE BUILDINGS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
SYLVA FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF THAME HOSPITAL
Received: On time
Catherine Fulljames Trustee 16 March 2009
THE COUNTESS OF JERSEY'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Dr Jill Pellew Trustee 14 March 2005
Wild Arts
Received: On time
PROFESSOR ROBERT EVANS Trustee 17 March 2003
FARMERS WORLD NETWORK
Received: On time
FRIENDS OF SUNNINGWELL SCHOOL
Received: On time
BRIGADIER JOHN NIGEL MOGG DL Trustee 13 March 2000
None on record
JOHN HARWOOD DL Trustee 17 March 1997
None on record
TOM GRAFTON HASSALL OBE Trustee 17 March 1997
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £130.89k £142.13k £185.18k £241.18k £185.03k
Total expenditure £154.94k £158.44k £159.13k £153.97k £154.53k
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 30 September 2024 30 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 30 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 19 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 19 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 12 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 12 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 16 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 16 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 10 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 10 April 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 19 SEPTEMBER 1997

Charitable objects

TO APPLY SUCH MONIES INVESTMENTS AND PROPERTY AS THE TRUSTEES RECEIVE IN THEIR CAPACITY AS TRUSTEES HEREOF FOR THE RESEARCH PREPARATION AND WRITING OF THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY OF OXFORDSHIRE PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT SUCH OBJECT IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE. THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST FOR THE OBJECT HEREIN BEFORE DECLARED AND IN DEFAULT OF WHICH UPON TRUST FOR SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS FOR THE STUDY OF LOCAL HISTORY AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

OXFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
48 HIGH STREET
WHEATLEY
OXFORD
OX33 1XX
Phone:
01865425909
Email:
michael@mimomul.co.uk
Website:

https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county-history/county-histories-progress/oxfordshire Open in new window