01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 29 January 2019
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £29,742
- Latest expenditure
- £38,913
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVES, COUNTY RECORD OFFICE, CLARENCE ROW, ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3DW
Website recorded by the regulator: www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/counties/gloucestershire (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED RESEARCHING AND WRITING OF THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY FOR THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (IE INCLUDING SOUTH GLOS)
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
- 28 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £29,742
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £38,913
- 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
- 4 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £87,009
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £38,577
- 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
- 18 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £31,427
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £42,567
- 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
- 17 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £70,883
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £34,196
- 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
- 8 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £58,415
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £37,077
04 Official extract
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
- 28 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £29,742
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £38,913
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- 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
- 4 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £87,009
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £38,577
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- 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
- 18 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £31,427
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £42,567
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- 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
- 17 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £70,883
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £34,196
- 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
- 12
- 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
- 8 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £58,415
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £37,077
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 12
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- South Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-05-29T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5011619
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1138520
- Assoc Charity Name
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST
- Charity Name
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2019-01-29T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Jan 2019
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (INCLUDING SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE) AND OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL, AND TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND BRISTOL BY:(A) ADVANCING RESEARCH AND OTHER WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY OF ENGLAND RELATING TO THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL; AND(B) ENCOURAGING, PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH AND WRITING IN OR ABOUT THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL, DRAWING ESPECIALLY ON THE USE OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES AND FURTHERING THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND PROVIDING THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THOSE INVOLVED WITH LOCAL HISTORY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
- Area Of Benefit
- THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (INCLUDING SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE) AND OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures