CAMBRIDGESHIRE & HUNTINGDONSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

Registered charity 278815 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAMBRIDGESHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY, CAMBS FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY, CFHS

To record and preserve records relating to family history in the county of Cambridgeshire. To make those records available to the public. To educate the public in family history research.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF FAMILY HISTORY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £136,002.42, representing a net profit of £14,145.92 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The charity employs no staff, relying entirely on volunteers, and its financial position is supported by significant cash reserves held at bank.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• CAROLINE NORTON
• David Copsey
• Leslie Potts
• Muriel Halliday
• Wendy Siddles

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).