THE THORESBY SOCIETY

Charity number: 1126086
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Leeds Historical Society, founded 1889, covering Leeds and its neighbourhood. The Society seeks to promote public interest in the history of Leeds and its neighbourhood by means of lectures, visits, publications, a library and archive, and other ventures. Prior to incorporation as a company limited by guarantee, the Thoresby Society was registered under charity No. 227526.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £31,118
Total expenditure: £19,295

People

19 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Leeds City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 September 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06649783 Open in new window
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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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

19 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Barbara Wakefield Trustee 11 July 2024
None on record
Dr MARTIN JOHN STANIFORTH Trustee 01 January 2024
FRIENDS OF BAROQUE MUSIC IN YORKSHIRE
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF UNIVERSITY ART AND MUSIC (LEEDS)
Received: On time
LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY SOCIETY LIMITED
Received: On time
Dr Peter Howarth Trustee 20 April 2023
None on record
Dr Alan Benjamin Slomson Trustee 20 April 2023
None on record
Anrony Ramm Trustee 20 April 2020
None on record
Chris Hindle Trustee 20 April 2020
None on record
Patrick Gillett Trustee 24 April 2017
None on record
MARGARET JOSEPHINE PULLAN Trustee 18 April 2016
THE YORKSHIRE LADIES' COUNCIL OF EDUCATION (INCORPORATED)
Received: On time
LEEDS LIEDER +
Received: On time
FOREST HILL (SHELTERED) HOUSING LIMITED
Received: On time
PROFESSOR PETER MEREDITH Trustee 11 May 2012
None on record
EVE BRADFORD Trustee 10 May 2012
None on record
PROFESSOR JOHN ANTHONY CHARTRES Trustee 07 May 2011
None on record
DIANE TAYLOR Trustee
None on record
GRETA MEREDITH Trustee
None on record
JOHN RICHARD LUXTON Trustee
None on record
SUE ALEXANDER Trustee
None on record
REVD DR ROY YATES Trustee
None on record
Kevin Grady Trustee
THE BRODRICK TRUST
Received: On time
STEVE BURT Trustee
THE PAUL THACKRAY HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
JOHN HENRY TOWNSEND 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 £19.56k £19.65k £21.09k £22.78k £31.12k
Total expenditure £18.48k £20.16k £18.59k £23.36k £19.30k
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 16 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 16 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 17 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 September 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 JULY 2008

Charitable objects

I TO BE THE PREMIER HISTORY SOCIETY OF LEEDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND ACCORDINGLY TO CULTIVATE AN INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF LEEDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD THROUGH THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF BOOKS AND OTHER MATTER THAT MAY ASSIST THIS PURPOSE; II TO PROMOTE THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE BY ALL APPROPRIATE MEANS OF THE HISTORY OF LEEDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND TO PROMOTE A WIDE PUBLIC INTEREST THEREIN; III TO OVERSEE THE PUBLICATION OF DOCUMENTS, MONOGRAPHS AND PAPERS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF LEEDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Area of benefit

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

LEEDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

Contact information

Address:
THE LEEDS LIBRARY
18 COMMERCIAL STREET
LEEDS
LS1 6AL
Phone:
01132453071
Email:
secretary@thoresby.org.uk
Website:

www.thoresby.org.uk Open in new window