FREE UK GENEALOGY
Promoting making historic records available as open dataDeveloping open source tools for transcription and enhancement of OCR textsProviding databases of information and associated digitised images of historic records including the indexes to records of Birth, Marriage & Death (FreeBMD), Parish Registers and similar records (FreeREG), and Census records (FreeCEN)
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity maintained a stable financial position with net assets of £105,274, which is comfortably above its stated reserve threshold of £58,300. The charity reported a small net income of £1,976 for the year, supported by strong donations and resolved advertising income issues following a data scraping incident.
What the accounts disclose
“On 31st Dec 2024 our net assets were £105,274, of which £6,638 were held in restricted funds, meaning we are comfortably above our reserve threshold of £58,300.” — page 7
“Donations of £1,588 from the trustees were received during the year, of which £750 was restricted.” — page 22
Trustees
- ANDREW TURVEYchair
- Alan John Tyerman
- Alexandra Eveleigh
- Ian Morris Clark
- Nuala Patricia Clamp
- ROSTYSLAV PIETUKHOV
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £127k | £125k |
| 31/12/2023 | £157k | £125k |
| 31/12/2022 | £154k | £111k |
| 31/12/2021 | £89k | £119k |
| 31/12/2020 | £101k | £115k |
Common questions
Is FREE UK GENEALOGY financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a stable financial position with net assets of £105,274, which is comfortably above its stated reserve threshold of £58,300. The charity reported a small net income of £1,976 for the year, supported by strong donations and resolved advertising income issues following a data scraping incident. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.