THE YORKIST HISTORY TRUST

Registered charity 327005 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RICHARD III AND YORKIST HISTORY TRUST

To further education, learning and research related to the history of late medieval England (and in particular the life & reign of King Richard III) and to disseminate the results of such education, learning and research through the commissioning, preparation and publication of books, documents and by such other means as the Trustees may at their discretion determine.

Objects

TO FURTHER EDUCATION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND (AND IN PARTICULAR THE LIFE AND REIGN OF KING RICHARD III) AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH EDUCATION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH THROUGH THE COMMISSIONING, PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION OF BOOKS, PAPERS, DOCUMENTS, PAMPHLETS, MAPS, FACSIMILES, PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, ETCHINGS, FILMS AND AUDIO AND VISUAL RECORDINGS, AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING KEEPING A LIBRARY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.

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 Trust holds unrestricted free reserves of £83,425 alongside a significant investment portfolio valued at £1,040,812. Although the Trust reported a net deficit of £61,080 for the year, this was largely due to the reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of inherited property, resulting in a total net asset position of over £1 million. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations on a going concern basis.

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 policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr CAROLINA THEODORA LIVIA VISSER-FUCHS
• Dr Christian Oliver Steer
• Dr Joanna Louise Laynesmith
• Dr LYNDA PIDGEON
• Dr Philip Thomas Muijtjens
• Prof Maryanne Kowaleski
• Professor Anne Elizabeth Curry
• Professor Christian Drummond Liddy

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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