The Somerset and Dorset Family History Society

Registered charity 1010351 Registered since 1992

Operates: Dorset, Somerset

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.5y median 6y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.6y

average years in governance

14 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 14Education/training 14General Charitable Purposes 14

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Contact

Website	https://sdfhs.org/
Email	contact@sdfhs.org
Phone	01935429609
Address	Broadway House, Peter Street, Yeovil, BA20 1PN

Finances

£47,712 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£42,759	£39,939
2021	£67,164	£44,346
2022	£65,597	£44,812
2023	£44,590	£57,310
2024	£47,712	£54,884

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

(1)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF FAMILY HISTORY, GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO SOMERSET AND DORSET. (2)TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, SECURITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND PUBLICATION OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 28/09/1991AS AMENDED ON 06/07/2002AS AMENDED ON 24/09/2011 as amended on 18 Sep 2021 as amended on 28 Sept 2024

Trustees (14)

14trustees

0aged 70+

Allan Bicknell since 2026
Christopher Allen Hall since 2020
Edward Alan Udall since 2012
Heather Jane Brannon since 2025
Ivan Trevor Gould since 2021
Jane Mary Sharp since 2019
Jennifer Mcgowan since 2015
John Dennis Brooking since 2015
John Sydney Burt since 2023
John Tanner since 2015
Laura Lyon since 2021
Paul David Radford since 2019
Steven Ernest Wilkinson since 2022
Susan Claire Wilson since 2020

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