CCEW Charity Commission profile

GUILD OF ONE-NAME STUDIES CIO

Registered charity 1197944 · organisation 5193151

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
16 February 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£88,872
Latest expenditure
£106,666
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: 3 Windsor Gardens, HERNE BAY, Kent, CT6 8FE

Website recorded by the regulator: https://one-name.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the education of the public in one-name studies, in particular but not exclusively by promoting public understanding of one-name studies, preserving and publishing the data from one-name studies and maximising accessibility of the data to interested members of the public.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
6 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
6 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£88,872
Total Gross Expenditure
£106,666
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£81,882
Total Gross Expenditure
£94,125
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
6 March 2025
Total Gross Income
£214,684
Total Gross Expenditure
£85,340
Fin Period Start Date
16 February 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
30 April 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0

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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
6 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£88,872
Total Gross Expenditure
£106,666
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
130
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
15 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£81,882
Total Gross Expenditure
£94,125
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
125
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
30 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£214,684
Total Gross Expenditure
£85,340
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
120
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
16 February 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
30 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
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
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
New Zealand
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Oceania
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
United States
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Canada
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Australia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Oceania
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
South Africa
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
GUILD OF ONE-NAME STUDIES CIO
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2022-02-16T00:00:00
Charity Name
GUILD OF ONE-NAME STUDIES CIO
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2025-03-13T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
802048
Assoc Registered Charity Number
802048
Assoc Charity Name
GUILD OF ONE-NAME STUDIES

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 16 Feb 2022
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE GUILD ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ONE-NAME STUDIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ONE-NAME STUDIES, PRESERVING AND PUBLISHING THE DATA FROM ONE-NAME STUDIES AND MAXIMISING ACCESSIBILITY OF THE DATA TO INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.SUCH OBJECTS SHALL BE APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE. ‘ONE-NAME STUDIES’ MEANS RESEARCH INTO THE GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY OF ALL PERSONS WITH THE SAME SURNAME AND ITS VARIANTS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A ‘SURNAME STUDY’.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Risk management
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Conflicting interests
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Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures