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Registered charity · London

The German History Society

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £55k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
www.germanhistorysociety.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£55k£66k
  • 2024£60k£55k
  • 2023£52k£46k
Earlier years
  • 2022£57k£56k
  • 2021£46k£14k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN, AND PROMOTE THE STUDY OF, GERMAN HISTORY, INCLUDING THE HISTORY OF GERMAN-SPEAKING LANDS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) ORGANISING PUBLIC CONFERENCES, LECTURES AND EVENTS ON TOPICS RELATING TO GERMAN HISTORY;(B) CREATING AND FOSTERING LINKS BETWEEN ACADEMICS, STUDENTS, SCHOLARLY BODIES AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED WITH OR INTERESTED IN GERMAN HISTORY;(C) PRODUCING AND DISSEMINATING PUBLICATIONS, ONLINE RESOURCES AND OTHER MEDIA TO PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND STUDY OF GERMAN HISTORY; AND(D) PROVIDING GRANTS AND BURSARIES FOR STUDY OR RESEARCH INTO GERMAN HISTORY, AND AWARDING PRIZES FOR EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC WORK RELATING TO GERMAN HISTORY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER SCHOLARS.

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.

2.5y median 3y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

1
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 11Education/training 11

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

Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£55k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1182341
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 SEP 2018
Contact on the register
02076792000 · secretary@germanhistorysociety.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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