THE PAST AND PRESENT SOCIETY

Charity number: 802281
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The promotion and encouragement of the study and public knowledge of history and related disciplines.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £386,731
Total expenditure: £554,488

People

7 Trustee(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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 October 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
02414260 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Alexandra Walsham Trustee 11 July 2025
THE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Dr Noam Maggor Trustee 11 July 2025
None on record
Professor Matthew Jonathan Hilton Trustee 06 July 2024
THE IHR TRUST
Received: On time
Professor Lyndal Anne Roper Trustee 06 July 2024
None on record
PROFESSOR ROBIN OSBORNE Trustee 10 July 2021
None on record
Dr Rebecca Earle Trustee 07 July 2018
None on record
Dr Alice Taylor Trustee 07 July 2018
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 £413.47k £429.57k £380.23k £377.81k £386.73k
Total expenditure £887.96k £317.95k £578.04k £532.79k £554.49k
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 24 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 24 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 16 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 16 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 09 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 09 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17TH AUGUST 1989

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE STUDY AND PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY AND RELATED DISCIPLINES

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
71 Willes Road
LEAMINGTON SPA
Warwickshire
CV31 1BS
Phone:
07725668460
Email:
EDITORS@PASTANDPRESENT.ORG.UK
Website:

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