THE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY OF CHESHIRE

Registered charity 515168 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESHIRE FHS, F H S OF CHESHIRE

Advances the education of the public in the study of Family History in all its many aspects. There are groups who meet throughout Cheshire and elsewhere.

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Latest income
£30k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The consolidated accounts report a deficit of £42,699 for the year ended 30 June 2025, primarily driven by a £32,920 historical asset write-off. Net current assets stand at £149,847, which the trustees state is in excess of their reserves target of between one third and two thirds of annual subscription income (£19,400).

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between one third and two thirds of its annual subscription (held: £150k)
“the reserves within its central accounts should be targeted at between one third and two thirds of its annual subscription”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Harrow · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£30k£40k
30/06/2024£36k£44k
30/06/2023£32k£42k
30/06/2022£32k£35k
30/06/2021£30k£31k

Common questions

Is THE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY OF CHESHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The consolidated accounts report a deficit of £42,699 for the year ended 30 June 2025, primarily driven by a £32,920 historical asset write-off. Net current assets stand at £149,847, which the trustees state is in excess of their reserves target of between one third and two thirds of annual subscription income (£19,400). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2005£2kPromotion