THE LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

Registered charity 518870 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEICESTERSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

Providing help and support for people wanting to discover their ancestors and to provide a resource centre for that purpose.

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC STUDY OF FAMILY HISTORY, GENEALOGY, HERALDRY AND LOCAL HISTORY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE HISTORIC COUNTIES OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND.2) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, SECURITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL.

Area of benefit: HISTORIC COUNTIES OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND

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

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £6,247 during the year, reducing its unrestricted funds to £28,695. The trustees report that they are satisfied that membership numbers and reserves will ensure creditors can be paid when due for at least 12 months from the balance sheet signature date. However, the charity is in dispute with its landlord regarding service charges of £8,636 which remain payable but disputed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 12 and 18 months of outgoings (held: £29k)

“The Society’s policy on reserves is to maintain these at a level equal to between 12 and 18 months of outgoings” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dorinda Webster
Ian Phillpott · trustee of 1 other charity
John Lovett
Kevin Graham Brown
Linda Joyce Tyrrell
Mavis Liggins Battell
Sandra Barker
Susan Lester
Susan Murphy
Suzanne Barnacle

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£26k	£32k
31/12/2024	£28k	£29k
31/12/2023	£26k	£25k
31/12/2022	£23k	£27k
31/12/2021	£24k	£26k

Common questions

Is THE LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £6,247 during the year, reducing its unrestricted funds to £28,695. The trustees report that they are satisfied that membership numbers and reserves will ensure creditors can be paid when due for at least 12 months from the balance sheet signature date. However, the charity is in dispute with its landlord regarding service charges of £8,636 which remain payable but disputed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.