Victoria County History (Shropshire) Limited

Registered charity 1172440 Registered since 2017

Operates: Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

7.3y median 10y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

16.5y

average years in governance

4 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 7Other Charitable Purposes 7Environment/conservation/heritage 3

Commercial experience

Business services 7Education 2Other services 2

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Newport and District History Society 2 shared trustees
Friends of Shropshire Archives 1 shared trustee
Shropshire Archaeological Society 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Newport and District History Society 2 shared trustees
Friends of Shropshire Archives 1 shared trustee
Shropshire Archaeological Society 1 shared trustee
Milton Keynes Division Guide Association Similar size; both Other purposes
Ghana Education Project Similar size; both Other purposes
Friends of ST Mary's Abbotskerswell Similar size; both Other purposes

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	http://vchshropshire.org/
Email	secretary@vchshropshire.org
Phone	07722362085
Address	Shropshire Archives, Castle Gates, SHREWSBURY, SY1 2AQ

Finances

£7,615 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£12,417	£9,469
2022	£21,184	£8,064
2023	£18,886	£16,113
2024	£24,134	£21,809
2025	£7,615	£10,953

What it does

What

Education/trainingOther Charitable Purposes

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Other Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE BY THE PROMOTION AND DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH AND IN ANY OTHER WAY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 OCT 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23 MAR 2017

Trustees (7)

7trustees

74median age

4aged 70+

Succession outlook: 4 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Professor Richard William Hoyleage 67 Chair since 2016
David Saundersage 80 since 2015
Dr Cathryn Ross-Talbot since 2021
Fiona Louise Sheridanage 75 since 2023
Nigel John Hintonage 80 since 2015
Penelope Anne Wardage 73 since 2016
Timothy Julian Beechage 61 since 2025

Linked company (Companies House)

Victoria County History (Shropshire) Limited · 09722021 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 07/08/2015

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (3)

Newport and District History Society 2 shared trustees
Shropshire Archaeological Society 1 shared trustee
Friends of Shropshire Archives 1 shared trustee

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