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Registered charity · Leeds

Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society

Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society is a registered charity (number 224083) based in Leeds, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Dr David John Buck since 2024. Latest income £87k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

Also known as YAS (Charity Commission)

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £87k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Barnsley, Doncaster, Sheffield City, Bradford City and more
Website
www.yahs.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society
Registered
1963

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£87k£65k
  • 2024£77k£53k
  • 2023£91k£81k
Earlier years
  • 2022£91k£75k
  • 2021£71k£74k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

'THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF YORKSHIRE'S PAST THROUGH THE EXAMINATION, PRESERVATION, AND ILLUSTRATION OF THE HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, ANTIQUITIES, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, ARTS, AND TRADITIONS OF THE COUNTY OF YORK; AND ESPECIALLY THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MANUSCRIPTS, DEEDS, ENGRAVINGS, DRAWINGS, COINS, ANTIQUITIES, AND OTHER OBJECTS RELATING TO OR BEARING UPON THE HISTORY, ANTIQUITIES, OR TOPOGRAPHY OF THE COUNTY. (SEE YAHS MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION FOR FULL DETAILS.)

Grants received

2 grants · £58,501 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £49,900
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £8,601

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,6012008-08-26
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £49,9002004-03-08
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.

3.9y median 2.5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (2)

10
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 11Environment/conservation/heritage 10Disability 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 10Business services 3Arts and leisure 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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£77k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
224083
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/03/1893AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/03/1935AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/04/1949AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/10/1970AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/06/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/09/2015 as amended on 30 Jun 2018
Companies House
Company number 00038346 · Active
Contact on the register
01132457910 · office@yahs.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
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