THE MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 289326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotes the study of the history of the uniformed forces of the crown by talk, discussions, visits to museums, an annual exhibition and the publication of a quarterly magazine & booklets on particular aspects of military history. Promotes the collection of objects of military interest.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF THE UNIFORMED FORCES OF THE CROWN, OF UNIFROMS AND WEAPONS AND ALL ASPECTS OF MILITARY HISTORY, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO SUCH MATTERS.

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's unrestricted net assets stood at £123,710.77 at the end of the year, with total income of £26,490.25 and total expenditure of £24,641.10, resulting in a surplus. The trustees note that financial assets are sufficient to maintain approximately one year's operating costs, and the independent examiner confirmed the accounts give a true and fair view.

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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• BRIGADIER CLIVE RICHARD ELDERTON CBEchair
• ANTHONY McCLENAGHAN
• BRIGADIER JAMES KENNETH TANNER OBE · trustee of 3 other charities
• GARY GIBBS
• LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHRISTOPHER ANDREW MILLWATER
• Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Durant
• Timothy David Withey

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

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