Wakefield Civic Society

Registered charity 236034 Registered since 1964

Operates: City Of Wakefield

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.3y median 5y

average tenure

36y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

12 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 16Environment/conservation/heritage 16Education/training 2General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Other services 3Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1

Boards that share trustees

Yorkshire AND Humber Association OF Civic Societies 1 shared trustee
Civic Voice 1 shared trustee
Wakefield Historical Society 1 shared trustee
Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Civic Voice 1 shared trustee
Wakefield Historical Society 1 shared trustee
Yorkshire AND Humber Association OF Civic Societies 1 shared trustee
Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir 1 shared trustee
THE Barnes Charitable Trust Similar size; both Environment
THE Lichfield University OF THE Third AGE Similar size; both Environment

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Contact

Website	www.wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk
Email	secretary@wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk
Phone	07967 516841
Address	Wakefield Civic Society, PO Box 380, WAKEFIELD, West Yorkshire, WF1 3WT

Finances

£18,484 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£9,718	£5,883
2022	£21,704	£21,789
2023	£18,103	£17,137
2024	£21,946	£17,329
2025	£18,484	£16,527

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

(A) TO ENCOURAGE HIGH STANDARDS OF ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING IN WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT. (B) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THE BEAUTY HISTORY AND CHARACTER OF THE AREA OF THE CITY AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. (C) TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF GENERAL PUBLIC AMENITY OR HISTORIC INTEREST. (D) TO PURSUE THESE ENDS BY MEANS OF MEETINGS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, OTHER FORMS OF INSTRUCTION AND PUBLICITY, AND PROMOTION OF SCHEMES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED 20 APRIL 1964 as amended on 13 Dec 2018

Trustees (16)

16trustees

59median age

1aged 70+

Kevin Trickett MBEage 72 Chair since 1990
Alison Sykes since 2017
Anthony Benjamin Doughty MSc Fhea since 2024
Barry Goodchild Prof since 2019
Benjamin Cowell BA Hons MAage 46 since 2021
Dr Joanne Harrison Riba Ihbc since 2025
Elisabeth Judith Keer since 2024
John Ramsden BSc Mrics since 2015
Joseph Jordan Gardiner since 2023
Judith Sgarbi since 2024
Kevin Swiftage 59 since 2013
MR Pete Taylor since 2015
Michaela Katherina Hazebrouck since 2023
Susan St Clair Morgan since 2025
Terence Kenneth Blackwood Mcim/Bahon since 2021
Victoria Flintoff BA Hons since 2020

Connected charities (4)

Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir 1 shared trustee
Wakefield Historical Society 1 shared trustee
Civic Voice 1 shared trustee
Yorkshire AND Humber Association OF Civic Societies 1 shared trustee

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