CCEW Charity Commission profile

OXFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1101069 · organisation 4004263

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
8 December 2003
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£2,513
Latest expenditure
£373
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 24 TREE LANE, OXFORD, OX4 4EY

Website recorded by the regulator: https://word.oxhistsoc.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Oxford Historical Society publishes archives, historical texts, and bibliographical tools about the history of Oxford (both the City and the University) and about the neighbouring villages & towns (following the boundaries of pre-1972 Oxfordshire). To date it has published 149 volumes, most of these dating from Georgian and earlier periods.

03 Official extract

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
29 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,513
Total Gross Expenditure
£373
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
29 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,414
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,907
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
31 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,082
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,205
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
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£16,848
Total Gross Expenditure
£164
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
27 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£18,763
Total Gross Expenditure
£25

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

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
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£16,848
Total Gross Expenditure
£164
Charity Raises Funds From Public
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
1
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
27 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£18,763
Total Gross Expenditure
£25
Charity Raises Funds From Public
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
1

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
OXFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2003-12-08T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DECLARATION OF TRUST EXECUTED 4TH NOVEMBER 2003.
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGES AND CITY OF OXFORD BY UNDERTAKING OR PROCURING THE EDITING, PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO SUCH HISTORY.
Area Of Benefit
CITY OF OXFORD

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management