NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1055410 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Family History Society operating a library of Norfolk Genealogical Resources at Kirby Hall in Norwich, doing research, producing a quarterly magazine, The Norfolk Ancestor, and providing an online database for research purposes

Objects

ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY: (A) COLLECTING PUBLISHING AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE IN THE INTERESTS OF GENEALOGY HERALDRY AND FAMILY HISTORY ANY DOCUMENT RECORD OR BOOK RELATING TO THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK; (B) PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION OF SUCH DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS ON THE ADVICE OF THE COUNTY ARCHIVIST FOR NORFOLK; (C) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF GENEALOGY HERALDRY AND FAMILY HISTORY; AND (D) GIVING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BY WAY OF LECTURES AND OTHERWISE WITH REFERENCE TO RECORD RESEARCH

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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

Registered contact address: Norwich, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the society was in a healthy situation with fund balances showing a small increase, driven by donations and legacies despite falling membership numbers. The trustees report that overhead costs have fallen due to switching energy suppliers, and the Kirby Hall fund continues to increase in value. However, the trustees note that diminishing membership requires increased focus on monitoring costs and revenue to ensure the society continues to function.

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 4 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Investment
• Risk management
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Geoffrey Harper
• Belinda Broad
• CAROL GEORGINA REEVE
• CAROLE ANN TAYLOR
• CHARLES BUSH
• PHILIP JOHN WHISCOMBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• RICHARD ASHBERRY

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

Operates in: Norfolk

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