THE NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

Charity number: 510538
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote family history and assist all those indviduals who wish to research their family history. This is facilitated through members of the society and anyone from the general public using the research centre and library, and through postal enquiries.The society holds family history events in the community within the two counties. There is a very active branch network, meetings open to all.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £63,354
Total expenditure: £61,916

People

15 Trustee(s)

15 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham
  • Northumberland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 September 1980: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • NDFHS (Working name)
  • NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • 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

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOYCE JACKMAN Chair 13 July 2024
None on record
Catherine Anne Meades Trustee 12 November 2024
None on record
William Pallister Richardson Trustee 12 November 2024
THE MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Julienne Veronica Lisle Trustee 12 November 2024
None on record
Dennis Heckels Trustee 14 November 2023
None on record
Elizabeth Ann Brooks Mrs Trustee 12 July 2022
None on record
John HARRISON Trustee 12 April 2022
None on record
James Kevin JOHNSON Trustee 13 October 2020
None on record
CAROL TRINDER Trustee 09 September 2019
None on record
Niamh Michelle Cunningham Trustee 29 June 2019
ELSWICK COMMUNITY POOL AND LEISURE CENTRE CIO
Received: On time
FERTILE GROUND DANCE LTD
Received: On time
Dr RHODA LEE Trustee 09 January 2018
None on record
Julie Elizabeth Hewitt Trustee 08 November 2016
None on record
Dr JOHN EDWARD HECKELS Trustee 10 February 2015
None on record
ANN FRANKLIN Trustee 06 December 2014
None on record
JOHN WARD BA PGCE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £43.81k £71.02k £53.08k £59.04k £63.35k
Total expenditure £70.73k £65.16k £45.83k £53.10k £61.92k
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 2024 20 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 20 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 27 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 27 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 11 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 11 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 19 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 19 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 19 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 19 July 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18 SEPTEMBER 1975 AS AMENDED 18 MARCH 1980. AS AMENDED 24TH SEPTEMBER 1996 AND 13TH JUNE 2000 AND BY SCHEME DATED 16TH FEBRUARY 2005 as amended on 11 Sep 2023

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY IN THE HISTORICAL COUNTIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM AND ADJACENT AREAS.

Area of benefit

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

NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM AND ADJACENT AREAS

Contact information

Address:
3rd Floor
New England House
Ridley Place
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8JW
Phone:
01912612159
Email:
secretary@ndfhs.org.uk
Website:

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