THE INSTITUTE OF HERALDIC AND GENEALOGICAL STUDIES

Registered charity 313304 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as I H G S, THE INSTITUTE OF HERALDIC AND GENEALOGICAL STUDIES LTD

Education in Family history, genealogy, heraldry and other subjects auxiliary to history

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO THE ARTS AND SCIENCES OF HERALDRY AND GENEALOGY AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £37,890 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £970,310. This reserve level is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of six months' expenditure, which is approximately £109,000. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with positive enrolment trends and a clear strategic plan.

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 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.

• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr PAUL ANDREW FOX FRCPchair
• Caroline Maria Gibb
• David Andrew Bruce Babington-Smith
• Edward Peter John Herbert
• Jane Tunesi FRCP
• William David GRASSICK

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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