Registered charity (CIO) · Exeter
Devon Family History Society
- 11 trustees
- Income £69k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- David George MorecombeChair · since 2024
- Dr Stuart Andrew WindsorTrustee
- Helen Finch ShieldsTrustee · since 2024
- Jane Arlene BraundTrustee · since 2024
- Janice Lesley Brinley CoddTrustee · since 2025
- Janice Marie ParkmanTrustee · since 2024
- Joan SmithTrustee · since 2024
- Margaret Lillian RobertsTrustee · since 2024
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- Philip Edward JamesTrustee · since 2024
- Richard Edward MallettTrustee · since 2024
- Sally Elizabeth MacdougallTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 5 other charities:
- The Family History Society of Cheshire · 1 shared trustee
- 9TH/21ST Plymouth Scout Group · 1 shared trustee
- The North Devon Athenaeum · 1 shared trustee
- The Federation of Family History Societies · 1 shared trustee
- Lincolnshire Family History Society · 1 shared trustee
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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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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.
11 trustees on the board
- David George Morecombe Chair since 2024
- Dr Stuart Andrew Windsor
- Helen Finch Shields since 2024
- Jane Arlene Braund since 2024
- Janice Lesley Brinley Codd since 2025
- Janice Marie Parkman since 2024
- Joan Smith since 2024
- Margaret Lillian Roberts since 2024
- Philip Edward James since 2024
- Richard Edward Mallett since 2024
- Sally Elizabeth Macdougall since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- David George Morecombe Chair since 2024
- Helen Finch Shields since 2024
- Jane Arlene Braund since 2024
- Joan Smith since 2024
- Philip Edward James since 2024
- Richard Edward Mallett since 2024
- Sally Elizabeth Macdougall since 2024
Portfolio (4)
- Dr Stuart Andrew Windsor
- Janice Lesley Brinley Codd since 2025
- Janice Marie Parkman since 2024
- Margaret Lillian Roberts since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
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
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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