THE MANCHESTER AND LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

Charity Number: 515599
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The principal activities of the charity throughout the year have continued to be that of promoting and encouraging the public study of British family history, genealogy, heraldry and local history and also to promote the preservation, security and accessibility of archival material.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £48,588
Total expenditure: £52,160

People

11 Trustee(s)

95 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 October 1984: Standard registration
  • 29 August 2024: Funds received from 293133 THE CATHOLIC FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
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 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Barbara Hilary Hartigan Chair 22 May 2024
None on record
DAVID MUIL Trustee 16 April 2025
None on record
Ronald Sinclair Trustee 16 April 2025
None on record
Rhondda Victoria Griffiths Trustee 22 May 2024
None on record
Graham Holt Trustee 22 May 2024
None on record
Carol Ann Lee Trustee 22 May 2024
None on record
Leslie Turner Trustee 22 May 2024
None on record
Jan Costa Trustee 12 April 2023
None on record
Susan Elizabeth Forshaw Trustee 11 June 2022
None on record
Rita Greenwood Trustee 19 March 2017
None on record
ELSIE LOWE Trustee 22 April 2015
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 £50.84k £48.02k £47.18k £52.99k £48.59k
Total expenditure £61.08k £42.42k £12.04k £56.95k £52.16k
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 07 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 07 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 07 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 07 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 23 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 03 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 23 September 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 12 MAY 1983 AS AMENDED ON THE 8 MAY 1996 AND 15 MARCH 2000 AND 12 MAY 2010.

Charitable objects

THE AIMS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE:- 1) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC STUDY OF BRITISH FAMILY HISTORY,GENEALOGY, HERALDRY AND LOCAL HISTORY. 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.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
MLFHS
Manchester Central Library
St Peter's Square
Manchester
M35 9LD
Phone:
0161 234 1060
Email:
office@mlfhs.org.uk
Website:

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