Sussex Record Society
Registered charity 208508 Registered since 1962
Operates: East Sussex, West Sussex
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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.
13 trustees on the board
- Wendy Walker Chair since 2013
- Andrew Bennett since 2020
- DR William Pilfold since 2013
- Dr Andrew Wallace Foster
- Dr Brian David Cutler
- Dr Caroline Adams since 2018
- Dr Danae Tankard since 2015
- Dr James Stephen Mcinnes since 2025
- Dr Roger David Pearce since 2019
- Ian Jeffery Hilder since 2022
- Martin Hayes since 2018
- Peter Martin Wilkinson
- Professor Brian Michael Short
7.9y median 8y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Wendy Walker Chair since 2013
- Andrew Bennett since 2020
- DR William Pilfold since 2013
- Dr Caroline Adams since 2018
- Dr Danae Tankard since 2015
- Dr Roger David Pearce since 2019
- Martin Hayes since 2018
10.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Wendy Walker Chair since 2013
- Andrew Bennett since 2020
- Dr Andrew Wallace Foster
- Dr Caroline Adams since 2018
- Dr Danae Tankard since 2015
- Dr James Stephen Mcinnes since 2025
- Dr Roger David Pearce since 2019
- Ian Jeffery Hilder since 2022
- Martin Hayes since 2018
- Peter Martin Wilkinson
- Professor Brian Michael Short
Portfolio (2)
- DR William Pilfold since 2013
- Dr Brian David Cutler
2
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 13Education/training 13General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 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 2Health and social care 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
incomespending£9k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Newhaven Historical Society 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cuckfield 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Swindon Music Festival Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Friends of North Devon Youth Music Similar size; both Arts and culture
- DON Valley Festival of the Arts Music and Drama Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Dudley Music Drama and Dance Festival Similar size; both Arts and culture
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.sussexrecordsociety.co.uk/ |
| willpilfold@hotmail.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01273517603 |
| Address | 11 Cantercrow Hill, Newhaven, BN9 0RP |
Finances
£9,308 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £8,975 | £24,106 |
| 2021 | £8,505 | £12,616 |
| 2022 | £8,165 | £13,338 |
| 2023 | £12,886 | £13,935 |
| 2024 | £9,308 | £10,143 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Sponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY TRANSCRIBING AND PUBLISHING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE ANCIENT COUNTY OF SUSSEX, FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE COUNTY'S HISTORY, AND PROCESSES ANCILLARY THERETO.
Governing document: AS AMENDED 17 APRIL 1982 RULES (DATE OF FOUNDATION 1901) AS AMENDED AFTER 28 MARCH 1981 AND 11 JUNE 2005
Trustees (13)
13trustees
82median age
1aged 70+
- Wendy Walker Chair since 2013
- Andrew Bennett since 2020
- DR William Pilfold since 2013
- Dr Andrew Wallace Foster
- Dr Brian David Cutler
- Dr Caroline Adams since 2018
- Dr Danae Tankard since 2015
- Dr James Stephen Mcinnes since 2025
- Dr Roger David Pearce since 2019
- Ian Jeffery Hilder since 2022
- Martin Hayes since 2018
- Peter Martin Wilkinson
- Professor Brian Michael Shortage band 80-84
Connected charities (2)
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cuckfield 1 shared trustee
- Newhaven Historical Society 1 shared trustee
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