The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Gloucestershire County History Trust CIO

Registered charity 1181794 CIO Registered since 2019

Operates: Bristol City, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire

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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.

12
trustees on the board
4.5y median 5y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
6
trustees past 6 years
10.7y
average years in governance
3 vs 4 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7Environment/conservation/heritage 6Disability 2General Charitable Purposes 2Other Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

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

Arts and leisure 2Business services 1Other services 1

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Contact

Websitewww.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/counties/gloucestershire
Emailnick.kingsley@blueyonder.co.uk
Phone01275542263
AddressGLOUCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVES, COUNTY RECORD OFFICE, CLARENCE ROW, ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3DW

Finances

£87,009 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£46,079£26,193
2021£58,415£37,077
2022£70,883£34,196
2023£31,427£42,567
2024£87,009£38,577

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (INCLUDING SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE) AND OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL, AND TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND BRISTOL BY:(A) ADVANCING RESEARCH AND OTHER WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY OF ENGLAND RELATING TO THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL; AND(B) ENCOURAGING, PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH AND WRITING IN OR ABOUT THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL, DRAWING ESPECIALLY ON THE USE OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES AND FURTHERING THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND PROVIDING THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THOSE INVOLVED WITH LOCAL HISTORY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Jan 2019

Trustees (12)

12trustees
71median age
2aged 70+
Succession outlook: 2 of 12 trustees are aged 70 or over.

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