Manchester Histories

Registered charity 1151944 Registered since 2013

Operates: Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8.5y median 8y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.8y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 6Environment/conservation/heritage 6

Commercial experience

Education 5Arts and leisure 3Business services 1

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Contact

Website	www.manchesterhistories.co.uk
Email	info@manchesterhistories.co.uk
Phone	01613061982
Address	Room WLG21, Samuel Alexander Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, MANCHESTER

Finances

£557,480 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£193,924	£158,309
2022	£187,922	£203,346
2023	£157,337	£167,555
2024	£175,262	£206,412
2025	£557,480	£265,129

What it does

What

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

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING TO:- - PROMOTE, ADVANCE AND WIDEN ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND LEARNING ABOUT GREATER MANCHESTER'S HISTORY AND HERITAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC; - TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 NOV 2012

Trustees (6)

6trustees

59median age

0aged 70+

Professor Hannah Jane Barkerage 59 Chair since 2013
Dr Charlotte Wildmanage 45 since 2021
John Matthew Williams since 2013
Jahmal Williams-Thomas since 2022
Kirsty Hutchisonage 50 since 2021
Rob Higginson since 2015

Linked company (Companies House)

Manchester Histories · 08283259 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 06/11/2012

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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