Registered charity · Colyton
Colyton Parish History Society
Colyton Parish History Society is a registered charity (number 1167230) based in Colyton, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Marian May Sydenham since 1989. Latest income £5k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £5k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Devon
- Website
- www.colytonhistory.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5k£4k
- 2024£5k£5k
- 2023£4k£5k
Earlier years
- 2022£4k£3k
- 2021£2k£2k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN COLYTON AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICT (WHICH AREA SHALL HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT' TO:(A) TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE AREA IN GENERAL, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM.(B) TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULT'S OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Grants received
5 grants · £72,894 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £72,894 (5 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Marian May Sydenham Chair since 1989
- Claire Hilary Ross since 2025
- Jacqueline Mccullough since 2015
- Sarah Elizabeth Jane Charman M.A. since 2013
- Shirley Robinson since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Marian May Sydenham Chair since 1989
- Jacqueline Mccullough since 2015
- Sarah Elizabeth Jane Charman M.A. since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Marian May Sydenham Chair since 1989
- Jacqueline Mccullough since 2015
- Sarah Elizabeth Jane Charman M.A. since 2013
- Shirley Robinson since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Claire Hilary Ross since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1167230
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26 FEB 2014AS AMENDED ON 13 MAY 2016 as amended on 28 Nov 2020 as amended on 28 Nov 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07799828163 · treasurer@colytonheritagecentre.org
- 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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