THE FEDERATION OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES

Charity Number: 1038721
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

international body representing family history member societies and their members in encouraging promoting and fostering the study of family history genealogy and heraldry

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £53,176
Total expenditure: £66,948

People

9 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 June 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FFHS (Working name)
Company number:
02930189 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
sadie ann McMullon Trustee 17 June 2024
None on record
Martin Samuel William McDowell Trustee 20 May 2023
None on record
Ruth Mary Juliana Graham Trustee 20 May 2023
None on record
Margaret Lillian Roberts Trustee 11 June 2022
THE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY OF CHESHIRE
Received: On time
DEVON FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Recently registered
DEVON FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Received: On time
Yetunde Moronke Abiola Trustee 25 December 2021
None on record
Gary Stephenson Trustee 20 September 2021
None on record
Jaqueline Ann Simkins Trustee 07 December 2019
None on record
Ian Howard Waller Trustee 07 October 2017
None on record
Stephen Charles Manning Trustee 12 April 2014
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 £66.78k £89.43k £70.63k £73.64k £53.18k
Total expenditure £67.32k £91.49k £56.46k £62.61k £66.95k
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 26 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 26 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 18 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 18 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 27 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 27 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 15 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 15 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 27 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 27 May 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 MAY 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17 FEBRUARY 1995. as amended on 05 Jun 2021 as amended on 13 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

I)TO PROMOTE ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER THE STUDY OF FAMILY HISTORY GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY AND IN FURTHERING THIS TO CO-ORDINATE AND ASSIST THE WORK OF MEMBER SOCIETIES AND BODIES INTERESTED IN FAMILY HISTORY GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY AND II)TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION SECURITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ARCHIVE MATERIAL

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Chafes Hague Lambert
2-4 Primrose Avenue
Urmston
MANCHESTER
M41 0TY
Phone:
01617477321
Email:
info@familyhistoryfederation.com
Website:

https://www.familyhistoryfederation.com Open in new window