VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY OF ESSEX TRUST

Charity Number: 1038801
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To increase public awareness of history in Essex and in particular of the existence and activities of the Victoria County History of Essex; and to raise funds to support the research and writing of the VCH Essex.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £30,410
Total expenditure: £36,788

People

8 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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 Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 June 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • VCH ESSEX APPEAL (Working name)
  • VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY OF ESSEX APPEAL FUND (Previous 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mr Ken Crowe Chair 18 April 2015
None on record
Dr Benjamin Josef Cowell Trustee 15 June 2024
None on record
Sir Graham Allan Hart KCB Trustee 25 July 2020
None on record
Dr Amanda Jane Flather Trustee 25 July 2020
None on record
Dr Johanna Mary Olivia Dale MA PhD Trustee 18 February 2020
None on record
Louisa Clare Tippett Trustee 28 April 2018
CITIZENS ADVICE COLCHESTER
Received: On time
THE LORD PETRE, KCVO, JP Trustee
None on record
SARAH MANNING-PRESS BA 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 £42.16k £19.06k £26.10k £36.10k £30.41k
Total expenditure £19.39k £18.12k £29.52k £30.40k £36.79k
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 29 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 29 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 November 2022 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 02 November 2022 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 10 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 07 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 07 September 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30/03/1994 AS AMENDED ON 24/11/2004 AS AMENDED ON 20/03/2012 AS AMENDED ON 23/09/2014

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HISTORY IN GENERAL AND IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX ESPECIALLY 1.TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HISTORY IN ESSEX AND IN PARTICULAR OF THE EXISTENCE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY OF ESSEX ("V.C.H. ESSEX") 2.TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX PROVIDED THAT THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH SHALL BE PUBLISHED 3.TO PROMOTE OR DEVELOP FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC HISTORY AND HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE 4.TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN HISTORY 5.TO PLAN AND OVERSEE ANY ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE PRECEDING OBJECTS AND DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE SAID OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

THE COUNTY OF ESSEX

Contact information

Address:
25 SUSSEX ROAD
COLCHESTER
CO3 3QH
Phone:
07880721846
Email:
sarah.manning-press@virginmedia.com
Website:

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