01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 27 February 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,545,055
- Latest expenditure
- £1,777,247
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: History Of Parliament, 14-18 Old Street, LONDON, EC1V 9BH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.historyofparliamentonline.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Scholarly and historical research on the parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, and the members, of those bodies; on parliamentary constituencies and elections, and on parliamentary politics and institutions in general, and disseminating and interpreting the results of this research, and encouraging similar research by others, and other related scholarly activities.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,545,055
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,777,247
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,259,309
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,126,513
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,545,055
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,777,247
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 23
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,259,309
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,126,513
- 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
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1381482
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 112529
- Income Investments
- 18357
- Income Other
- 32687
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1545055
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,744,485
- Expenditure Other
- 32762
- Expenditure Total
- 1777247
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32008
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 327209
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1303
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £810,770
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2254
- Assets Own Use
- 2254
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,099,503
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £290,987
- Assets Current Investment
- 481513
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £810,770
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 90987
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 200000
- Assets Cash
- £319,811
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 806026
- Funds Restricted
- 4744
- Funds Total
- 810770
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1130304
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 96023
- Income Investments
- 12609
- Income Other
- 20373
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1259309
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,095,963
- Expenditure Other
- 30550
- Expenditure Total
- 1126513
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 21719
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 195186
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 579
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,042,962
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1656
- Assets Own Use
- 1656
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,348,085
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £306,779
- Assets Current Investment
- 478597
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,042,962
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 98419
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 208360
- Assets Cash
- £545,218
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1038218
- Funds Restricted
- 4744
- Funds Total
- 1042962
- Count Employees
- 25
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- 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
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-03-13T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 306034
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 306034
- Assoc Charity Name
- HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT TRUST
- Charity Name
- HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-02-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Feb 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ON THE SUBJECT OF THE HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT THROUGH: (A) SCHOLARLY AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON THE PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ITS PREDECESSORS, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THESE BODIES, PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES AND ELECTIONS, AND PARLIAMENTARY POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS IN GENERAL; (B) DISSEMINATING AND INTERPRETING THE RESULTS OF THIS RESEARCH TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE; (C) THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF RESEARCH BY OTHERS ON THE HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT AND PARLIAMENTARY INSTITUTIONS; AND (D) THE PROMOTION OF RELATED SCHOLARLY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures