WHIMPLE HISTORY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1051725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W H S

The charity aims to advance education of the public of the village of Whimple and surrounding area. It also maintains and develops the Whimple Heritage Centre, which preserves and displays, artefacts, records, photographs etc relating to the history of the area. The Centre also provides opportunities for research. The Society lays on talks, trips and activities for educational purposes.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE VILLAGE OF WHIMPLE.

Area of benefit: VILLAGE OF WHIMPLE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. However, the trustees note that income from subscriptions and donations is insufficient to cover outgoings, relying on savings and grants to bridge the shortfall. The main financial risk identified is a potential long-term decline in membership and donations which could further reduce the savings balance.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• DR ROGER JAMES SMITH PHD BSCchair
• ALAN GRESSWELL SMITH
• DAVID SYDNEY RASTALL
• JOANNE YARWOOD
• JONATHAN PRIDEAUX
• Jane Mary Hughes
• Jenny Elizabeth Fells
• MARGARET ROSEMARY BURROUGH
• Sarah Margaret Johnson

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).