Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
Registered charity 224825 Registered since 1964
Operates: Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral, Cheshire East, Lancashire, Cheshire West & Chester
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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.
12 trustees on the board
- DR Arline Margaret Wilson PHD Chair
- DR Diana Elizabeth Ascott PHD
- DR Janet Elizabeth Hollinshead JP PHD
- DR John Geoffrey Timmins PHD
- DR Nick White PHD
- Dr Andrew Hobbs since 2016
- Dr Caroline Helen Pudney since 2025
- Dr Christine Jane Verguson since 2021
- Dr Fiona Legdon
- Dr Marc David Collinson since 2019
- Dr Peter Shapely since 2021
- Emma Kelso since 2024
5y median 5y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Andrew Hobbs since 2016
- Dr Marc David Collinson since 2019
3.1y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- DR Arline Margaret Wilson PHD Chair
- DR Diana Elizabeth Ascott PHD
- DR Janet Elizabeth Hollinshead JP PHD
- DR John Geoffrey Timmins PHD
- DR Nick White PHD
- Dr Andrew Hobbs since 2016
- Dr Caroline Helen Pudney since 2025
- Dr Christine Jane Verguson since 2021
- Dr Marc David Collinson since 2019
- Emma Kelso since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Dr Fiona Legdon
- Dr Peter Shapely since 2021
0
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 12Education/training 12
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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£3k latest income
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
- Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire 1 shared trustee
- The Chetham Society for the Publication of Remains Historical and Literary Connected With the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Arrow Vale Singers Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Craft Pottery Charitable Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture
- SIR Joshua Reynolds Women's Institute Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Four Marks (Afternoon) Women's Institute Similar size; both Arts and culture
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.hslc.org.uk |
| treasurer@hslc.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01614392316 |
| Address | 19 Ladythorn Road, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 2EP |
Finances
£3,948 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £1,404 | £2,716 |
| 2022 | £3,288 | £2,451 |
| 2023 | £1,395 | £2,734 |
| 2024 | £3,040 | £2,640 |
| 2025 | £3,948 | £3,040 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
THE COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT PRESERVATION AND PUBLICATION OF GENERAL HISTORY INCLUDING ANTIQUARIAN STUDIES OF THE TWO COUNTIES.
Governing document: RULES OF THE SOCIETY
Trustees (12)
12trustees
0aged 70+
- DR Arline Margaret Wilson PHD Chair
- DR Diana Elizabeth Ascott PHD
- DR Janet Elizabeth Hollinshead JP PHD
- DR John Geoffrey Timmins PHD
- DR Nick White PHD
- Dr Andrew Hobbs since 2016
- Dr Caroline Helen Pudney since 2025
- Dr Christine Jane Verguson since 2021
- Dr Fiona Legdon
- Dr Marc David Collinson since 2019
- Dr Peter Shapely since 2021
- Emma Kelso since 2024
Connected charities (2)
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