The Surtees Society

Registered charity 1003812 Registered since 1991

Operates: Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Scotland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8y median 8y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.8y

average years in governance

2 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

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Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Education/training 2Environment/conservation/heritage 2

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Contact

Website	www.surteessociety.org.uk
Email	surtees.society@durham.ac.uk
Phone	01913342935
Address	Surtees Society, c/o Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RN

Finances

£10,102 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£7,957	£26,071
2022	£13,943	£8,868
2023	£7,835	£3,565
2024	£7,096	£379
2025	£10,102	£10,040

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE REGION THAT CONSTITUTED THE ANCIENT KINGDOM OF NORTHUMBRIA,ESPECIALLY BY THE TRANSCRIPTION,EDITING,TRANSLATING AND PUBLICATION OF ORIGINAL HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

Governing document: RULES ADOPTED IN 1849 AS AMENDED 1863,1925,1954,1967 AND 3 JUNE 1991

Trustees (2)

2trustees

0aged 70+

Dr Angus Winchester Chair since 2020
Dr Richard Higgins since 2016

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