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Registered charity (CIO) · Exeter

Devon Family History Society

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £69k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Devon, Plymouth City, Torbay
Website
www.devonfhs.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2024

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£69k£66k
Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF GENEALOGY AND HISTORY, ESPECIALLY OF DEVON FAMILIES AND PLACES, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THEREIN THROUGH ADVICE AND INSTRUCTION, AND, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION AND TRANSCRIPTION OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE COUNTY OF DEVON.

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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.

1.9y median 2y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
3.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

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company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 11General Charitable Purposes 9Other Charitable Purposes 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Amateur Sport 1Environment/conservation/heritage 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.

Tech and media 1

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
1210054
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 16 Sep 2024 as amended on 04 Oct 2025
Contact on the register
01392433212 · treasurer@devonfhs.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
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