GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1181794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED RESEARCHING AND WRITING OF THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY FOR THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (IE INCLUDING SOUTH GLOS)

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Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £50,103 to £52,380, while total cash funds rose from £124,298 to £172,730. The Trustees consider the finances to be sound and note a reserves policy aimed at maintaining sufficient reserves to respond to unexpected opportunities. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserve to be able to respond to unexpected opportunities and requirements (held: £52k)

“Beyond meeting agreed contractual commitments, the Trustees’ aim is to maintain a sufficient reserve to be able to respond to unexpected opportunities and requirements.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Nicholas William Kingsleychair · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID HAROLD ALDRED BSC MA · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Rose WALLIS · trustee of 1 other charity
Grace Owen · trustee of 1 other charity
HEATHER MARGARET FORBES MArAd FARA · trustee of 2 other charities
Richard Randolph Mullings · trustee of 4 other charities
Robert Walter White
SIR Charles Nicholas Mander Bt FSA MA · trustee of 1 other charity
Sally Patricia Self
Susan Barbara Parsons · trustee of 2 other charities
Susan Elizabeth BROWN · trustee of 3 other charities
Thomas Mark Hamilton Shearer · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Gloucestershire · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£30k	£39k
31/12/2024	£87k	£39k
31/12/2023	£31k	£43k
31/12/2022	£71k	£34k
31/12/2021	£58k	£37k

Common questions

Is GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £50,103 to £52,380, while total cash funds rose from £124,298 to £172,730. The Trustees consider the finances to be sound and note a reserves policy aimed at maintaining sufficient reserves to respond to unexpected opportunities. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue its activities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.