EAST OF LONDON FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

Charity Number: 1094419
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote and encourage the study of family history amongst those living in or having ancestral links with that area of Greater London north of the Thames extending from the edge of the City of London at Bishopsgate and Aldgate, eastwards through the London Borough of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Redbridge and Dagenham, to the edge of Metropolitan Essex at Havering.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £17,492
Total expenditure: £16,428

People

7 Trustee(s)

40 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Barking And Dagenham
  • Hackney
  • Havering
  • Newham
  • Redbridge
  • Tower Hamlets

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 October 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gary Michael Barnes Chair 13 February 2015
None on record
Kevin Dopson Trustee 03 April 2021
None on record
Susan Waine Trustee 23 January 2016
None on record
VERA BANGS Trustee 23 January 2016
THE WICKFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
JEFFERY BERNARD HARVEY Trustee 11 April 2012
FRIENDS OF MOUNTNESSING WINDMILL
Received: On time
JANET BARBARA SEWARD Trustee 23 September 2011
None on record
MELISSA FORD Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £19.76k £17.74k £19.03k £18.80k £17.49k
Total expenditure £20.29k £17.35k £24.53k £17.41k £16.43k
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 August 2024 17 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2023 13 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2022 08 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2021 28 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2020 12 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 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 ON 19TH JANUARY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 23 JANUARY 2010 AND 22 JANUARY 2011

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STUDY OF FAMILY HISTORY, GENEALOGY, HERALDRY AND LOCAL HISTORY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE EASTERN AREA OF GREATER LONDON 2) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, SECURITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Area of benefit

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

EASTERN AREA OF GREATER LONDON

Contact information

Address:
88 Gelsthorpe Road
Collier Row
RM5 2LX
Phone:
07866558045
Email:
society.secretary@eolfhs.org.uk
Website:

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