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GOSPORT LIVING HISTORY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1047688 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEVENTEENTH CENTURY VILLAGE

To advance public education in 17th Century and lifestyle by presenting re-enactments in 17th Century style buildings @ Little Woodham, Grange Farm, Barrington Close Howe Road Gosport, Hants P.O.13 8NZ.. Also and in respect of other periods and venues as decided by the Gosport Living History Society.

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Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts provided are a Trustees' report to the AGM and do not contain financial statements, balance sheets, or income/expenditure figures. Consequently, no data on reserves, fundraising costs, or staffing emoluments is available to assess financial health. The report highlights operational challenges, including a break-in and staffing shortages, but provides no quantitative financial metrics.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The document states a donation was received from the Village Players. It does not explicitly state that the Village Players are a related party (e.g., controlled by trustees), but it is a transaction with a connected entity. However, without explicit 'related party' labeling or trustee names linked to the Players, this is a borderline case. The prompt asks for 'disclosed related-party transactions'. The text says 'received a donation... from the Village Players'. It does not explicitly link trustees to the Players. I will exclude this as it is not explicitly stated as a related party transaction in the financial sense, but rather a donation from a group using the site.
“We have also received a donation of £500 from the Village Players in thanks for their use of the Village for rehearsals and as the venue for their production this year of As You Like It.” — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The document mentions a request for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to amend the Constitution regarding meeting formats, noting it was 'too late to bring this item to this AGM'. This indicates a procedural governance issue or delay in constitutional compliance, but does not explicitly state a regulator engagement or serious incident report in the financial sense.
“It has been pointed out that it was too late to bring this item to this AGM. However, I have now been given a note signed by ten members requesting an Extraordinary General Meeting.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£25k£49k
31/10/2024£32k£26k
31/10/2023£36k£19k
31/10/2022£65k£12k
31/10/2021£15k£9k

Common questions

Is GOSPORT LIVING HISTORY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts provided are a Trustees' report to the AGM and do not contain financial statements, balance sheets, or income/expenditure figures. Consequently, no data on reserves, fundraising costs, or staffing emoluments is available to assess financial health. The report highlights operational challenges, including a break-in and staffing shortages, but provides no quantitative financial metrics.