Registered charity · London
Hansard Society Limited
- 9 trustees
- Income £355k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Baroness Winifred Ann Taylor of BoltonChair · since 2019
- Dr Rebecca Anne RumbulTrustee · since 2020
- Emma Elizabeth Laura CaldecourtTrustee · since 2026
- Jacqueline AshleyTrustee · since 2022
- Lina Banivanua MarTrustee · since 2026
- Lord Andrew James DunlopTrustee · since 2022
- Lord Gerald ShamashTrustee
- Shirley CameronTrustee · since 2016
- Sir David Richard BeamishTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.hansardsociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Hansard Society Limited
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£355k£298k
- 2023£273k£316k
- 2022£274k£426k
Earlier years
- 2021£297k£391k
- 2020£661k£716k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
Grants received
4 grants · £529,061 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust · £352,311 (2 grants)
- LEF · £90,000
- City Bridge Trust · £86,750
Most recent
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Baroness Winifred Ann Taylor of Bolton Chair since 2019
- Dr Rebecca Anne Rumbul since 2020
- Emma Elizabeth Laura Caldecourt since 2026
- Jacqueline Ashley since 2022
- Lina Banivanua Mar since 2026
- Lord Andrew James Dunlop since 2022
- Lord Gerald Shamash
- Shirley Cameron since 2016
- Sir David Richard Beamish since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Baroness Winifred Ann Taylor of Bolton Chair since 2019
- Shirley Cameron since 2016
- Sir David Richard Beamish since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Baroness Winifred Ann Taylor of Bolton Chair since 2019
- Dr Rebecca Anne Rumbul since 2020
- Emma Elizabeth Laura Caldecourt since 2026
- Lina Banivanua Mar since 2026
- Lord Andrew James Dunlop since 2022
- Lord Gerald Shamash
Portfolio (3)
- Jacqueline Ashley since 2022
- Shirley Cameron since 2016
- Sir David Richard Beamish since 2018
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.
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
- 1091364
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30TH NOVEMBER 2001 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 3 JULY 2006 AND 17 JUNE 2008.
- Companies House
- Company number 04332105 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0203 925 3979 · contact@hansardsociety.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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