THE COSTUME SOCIETY

Registered charity 262401 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are to promote, for the benefit of the public, education in dress throughout the ages and across the world and to encourage the preservation of historic examples of dress together with relevant source materials.

Objects

The Objects of the Charity are to promote, for the benefit of the public, the education, exploration and appreciation of clothing, textiles in dress, accessories and material culture throughout the ages and from different cultures, ethnicities, and identities; and to encourage the creation, preservation and accessibility of historic and contemporary garments and relevant source material.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £7,320 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £727,711 to £720,391. The trustees note that unrestricted general funds are unusually high at £294,922 due to a previous bequest, while the charity maintains a reserves policy target of six to twelve months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the keeping of accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Beth Evans · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christine Wright
• Dr Benjamin David Whyman
• Dr Judith Lynn Hepner
• Dr Natascha Radclyffe Thomas
• Dr Serena Dyer
• Monica Alice Hodgson
• Sarah Elmer
• Vanessa Jones
• Victoria Haddock

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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