HORNSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 274424
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Encouraging and enabling local history research in Hornsey parish, part of Haringey. Publishing original research for educational use, an annual bulletin and four newsletters for members.Sales of publications to general public. Talks to local schools and community organisations. Acquisition and preservation of archive material and advice to general public on local history issues. Monthly lectures.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 February 2024

Total income: £13,564
Total expenditure: £13,972

People

3 Trustee(s)

15 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
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Haringey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 October 1977: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Annabel Hesse Trustee 01 March 2024
None on record
Victoria Lucy Peters Trustee 12 July 2023
None on record
WALTER MERRICKS CBE Trustee 16 May 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024
Total gross income £14.22k £14.22k £15.18k £45.44k £13.56k
Total expenditure £14.52k £14.52k £12.37k £21.65k £13.97k
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 29 February 2024 22 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 Not Required
Annual return 28 February 2023 05 February 2024 39 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 05 February 2024 39 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 19 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 Not Required
Annual return 28 February 2021 02 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 Not Required
Annual return 29 February 2020 13 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 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 27TH MAY 1971 AS AMENDED 31ST MAY 1972, 4TH APRIL 1973, 20TH FEBRUARY 1974, 7TH JULY 1976, 3RD JULY 1982, 10TH JULY 1985, 10 SEPTEMBER 1986, 14TH JULY 1993 AND 12TH JANUARY 2000 as amended on 11 Jul 2024 as amended on 01 Jan 2025

Charitable objects

The purposes of the Society are to discover, preserve, promote and disseminate for the benefit of the public local history studies, conservation work and archaeological research relating to the ancient ecclesiastical and civil parish of Hornsey, (including Hornsey Village, Alexandra Park, Highgate, Crouch End, Muswell Hill, Wood Green, Bounds Green, Stroud Green, Harringay, Brownswood Manor and Colney Hatch), by means of lectures, publications, exhibitions, visits, research, the maintenance of an archive, and by such other means as the Trustees shall decide.

Area of benefit

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

ANCIENT ECCLESIASTICAL AND CIVIL PARISH OF HORNSEY

Contact information

Address:
HORNSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE
136 TOTTENHAM LANE
LONDON
N8 7EL
Phone:
02083488429
Email:
hornseyhistoricalsecretary@gmail.com
Website:

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