Registered charity · Northampton
The Northamptonshire Victoria County History Trust
- 12 trustees
- Income £2k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Lord Boswell of AynhoChair
- Dr Eleanor TownsendTrustee · since 2017
- Dr Helen FordeTrustee · since 2016
- Dr Martin GaskellTrustee · since 2013
- MR Jeffrey GreenwellTrustee
- Rachel CadellTrustee
- Richard BarnwellTrustee
- Roger J Bowring Morris MATrustee
- Sandra Barnes MBETrustee · since 2012
- The Lord the Lord Donoughue of Ashton FrhsTrustee
- The RT HON the Lord NasebyTrustee
- Verina WenhamTrustee · since 2022
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Northamptonshire
- Website
- www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/northamptonshire (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1995
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2k£1k
- 2024£994£2k
- 2023£5k£22k
Earlier years
- 2022£4k£32k
- 2021£22k£26k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 82%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO APPLY SUCH MONIES INVESTMENTS AND PROPERTY AS THE TRUSTEES RECEIVE IN THEIR CAPACITY AS TRUSTEES HEREOF FOR THE RESEARCH PREPARATION AND WRITING OF THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE .
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
12 trustees on the board
- Lord Boswell of Aynho Chair
- Dr Eleanor Townsend since 2017
- Dr Helen Forde since 2016
- Dr Martin Gaskell since 2013
- MR Jeffrey Greenwell
- Rachel Cadell
- Richard Barnwell
- Roger J Bowring Morris MA
- Sandra Barnes MBE since 2012
- The Lord the Lord Donoughue of Ashton Frhs
- The RT HON the Lord Naseby
- Verina Wenham since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Eleanor Townsend since 2017
- Dr Helen Forde since 2016
- Dr Martin Gaskell since 2013
- Sandra Barnes MBE since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Lord Boswell of Aynho Chair
- Dr Eleanor Townsend since 2017
- Dr Helen Forde since 2016
- Dr Martin Gaskell since 2013
- MR Jeffrey Greenwell
- Rachel Cadell
- Richard Barnwell
- Roger J Bowring Morris MA
- Sandra Barnes MBE since 2012
- The Lord the Lord Donoughue of Ashton Frhs
- The RT HON the Lord Naseby
- Verina Wenham since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1051380
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 2ND OCTOBER 1995
- Contact on the register
- 01604762297 · enquiries@northamptonshirerecordsociety.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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