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Registered charity (CIO) · Colchester

Free UK Genealogy

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £127k (2024)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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
General Charitable Purposes
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.freeukgenealogy.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2016

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£127k£125k
  • 2023£157k£125k
  • 2022£154k£111k
Earlier years
  • 2021£89k£119k
  • 2020£101k£115k
Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:-(A) SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL FOR ENGLAND AND WALES, THE PROVISION OF AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE AND ASSOCIATED DIGITISED IMAGES OF INFORMATION HELD IN THE INDEXES OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS HELD BY THE GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE OF ENGLAND AND WALES;(B) SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT OF THE RELEVANT AUTHORITY, THE PROVISION OF SIMILAR DATABASES OF INFORMATION AND ASSOCIATED DIGITISED IMAGES OF OTHER RECORDS OF GENEALOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE ( INCLUDING, BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO, PARISH REGISTERS, CENSUS RECORDS, ELECTORAL REGISTERS, DIRECTORIES AND WILLS).

Board analysis for researchers

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.

6 trustees on the board

3.7y median 2y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

14.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 6

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 3Health and social care 2Other services 2

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.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£127k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1167484
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Foundation Registered 06 Jun 2016 as amended on 04 Mar 2024
Contact on the register
07546942549 · info@freeukgenealogy.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
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