01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 16 September 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 16 September 2024 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £69,478
- Latest expenditure
- £66,222
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: DEVON FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY, PO BOX 9 PO BOX, EXETER, EX2 6YP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.devonfhs.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We promote the study of genealogy and history, especially of Devon families and places, providing help and advice at meetings, fairs, our research centre and via our website. We actively encourage the preservation and transcription of relevant documents and records, especially for the county of Devon.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 16 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £69,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £66,222
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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
- 16 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £69,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £66,222
- 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
- 75
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Torbay
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Plymouth City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- 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
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DEVON FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-09-16T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- DEVON FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-06-24T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 282490
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 282490
- Assoc Charity Name
- DEVON FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 16 Sep 2024 as amended on 04 Oct 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF GENEALOGY AND HISTORY, ESPECIALLY OF DEVON FAMILIES AND PLACES, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THEREIN THROUGH ADVICE AND INSTRUCTION, AND, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION AND TRANSCRIPTION OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE COUNTY OF DEVON.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures