HAMPSHIRE HISTORY TRUST
We aim to inspire Hampshire residents and visitors of all ages & from all communities to learn about history and heritage by providing free Heritage Open Days events every September in and around Winchester, an annual festival of history that offers a range of activities for the whole community, and free and low cost history and heritage educational projects such as 'Hampshire HistBites'.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE ARTS, HERITAGE AND CULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING AND ORGANISING EVENTS, FESTIVALS AND WORKSHOPS IN AND AROUND WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WINCHESTER HISTORY FESTIVALTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST THOSE LIVING IN, WORKING IN OR VISITING HAMPSHIRE) IN THE SUBJECTS OF HISTORY AND HERITAGE BY PROVIDING LECTURES AND TALKS, GUIDED WALKS, STAGING EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, PODCASTS AND OTHER SIMILAR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Volunteers: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); 3% of the £17,297 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £3,650 — grants £3,650 (4); 27% of the £13,673 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Christopher Turner
- Dr Andrew Earwaker
- Elizabeth Sarah King
- Julian Gerry
- Mark Page
- Michael Dymond
- Paul Geoffrey Blackburn
- Richard William John North
- Sharon Gray
- Simon Mildinhall
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £15k | £13k |
| 31/10/2024 | £17k | £16k |
| 31/10/2023 | £14k | £15k |
| 31/10/2022 | £7k | £15k |
| 31/10/2021 | £32k | £9k |
Common questions
Who funds HAMPSHIRE HISTORY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HAMPSHIRE HISTORY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2026 | £2k |