OXFORDSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 14 June 1978
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £48,822
Latest expenditure: £107,768
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Oxfordshire History Centre, St. Luke's Church, Temple Road, OXFORD, OX4 2HT

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.ofhs.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

A- To promote and advance the study of family history and genealogy with particular reference to the county of Oxfordshire. B- To locate, preserve, publish where applicable and make available relevant documents and archival material. C- Hold regular meetings, produce three journals per year and attend other societies and organisations fairs.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 12 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 12 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £48,822
Total Gross Expenditure: £107,768

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £55,309
Total Gross Expenditure: £66,687

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £56,435
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,903

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £55,330
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,998

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £54,623
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,071

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £48,822
Total Gross Expenditure: £107,768
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 80

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £55,309
Total Gross Expenditure: £66,687
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 80

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £56,435
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,903
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £55,330
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,998
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1500

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £54,623
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,071
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: OXFORDSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1978-06-14T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 MAR 1978AS AMENDED ON 15 MAY 1985AS AMENDED ON 28 OCT 1996AS AMENDED ON 26 OCT 1998AS AMENDED ON 26 JUN 2017AS AMENDED ON 25 JUN 2018 as amended on 24 Jan 2022
Charitable Objects: A. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY PRIMARILY WITHIN THE POST-1974 COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIREB. TO COLLECT, INDEX, CO-ORDINATE, PUBLISH AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE IN THE INTERESTS OF FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY ANY RELEVANT DOCUMENT OR RECORDS RELATING TO THE COUNTYC. TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF SUCH DOCUMENTS OR RECORDSD. TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGYE. TO ASSIST EDUCATIONALLY BY LECTURES OR OTHERWISE IN RECORD RESEARCHF. TO CO-OPERATE WITH FAMILY HISTORY AND OTHER SOCIETIES WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS.
Area Of Benefit: PRIMARILY WITHIN THE POST-1974 COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIRE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 93078
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: OFHS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures