THE HAMPSHIRE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 284744 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote the study of family history and provide information and education services to facilitate this study.

Objects

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS THE SOCIETY MAY: (A) COLLECT, PUBLISH, CO-ORDINATE AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE IN THE INTERESTS OF FAMILY HISTORY ANY DOCUMENTS OR RECORDS PARTICULARLY RELATING TO THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. (B) PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PRESENTATION OF SUCH DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS. (C) HOLD LECTURES, OUTINGS, MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS, GIVE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE AND ISSUE PUBLICATIONS.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £1,401 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £37,878 and total expenditure of £39,279. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £103,661, which is above the stated policy target of twelve months' core revenue costs (approximately £39,000). The charity had no employees during the year and relied entirely on voluntary trustee support.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANGELA HELEN WINTERIDGE
• ANN-MARIE SHEARER
• Forbes Alexander Johnston
• Gustavo Mariath Zeidan
• Jane Diana Elizabeth Painter
• John Coull Walker
• KEITH WILLIAM TURNER
• Owen Michael Rowe
• Rev James Mark Pitkin
• Stephen James Earle
• Susan May Stannard
• Terence Arthur Gilmour

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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