Registered charity · St. Andrews
Unitarian Historical Society
Unitarian Historical Society is a registered charity (number 236744) based in St. Andrews, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Derek Mcauley since 2019. Latest income £2k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as UHS (Charity Commission)
The charity's objects ('the objects') are: (a) The advancement of education by promoting the study of the history of Unitarian and kindred movements in the United Kingdom and elsewhere; (b) The preservation, for the public benefit, of registers,...
- 10 trustees
- Income £2k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Derek McauleyChair · since 2019
- Alan RustonTrustee
- Dr David WykesTrustee
- Howard HagueTrustee · since 2014
- Rev Daniel CostleyTrustee · since 2015
- Rev Dr Ann Sonja PeartTrustee · since 2019
- Rev Dr David Garland SteersTrustee · since 2019
- Rev Dr Robert WhitemanTrustee · since 2015
- Rev Dr Rory Castle JonesTrustee · since 2024
- Rory DelanyTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.unitarianhistory.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2k£2k
- 2024£2k£1k
- 2023£2k£3k
Earlier years
- 2022£2k£2k
- 2021£2k£2k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The charity's objects ('the objects') are: (a) The advancement of education by promoting the study of the history of Unitarian and kindred movements in the United Kingdom and elsewhere; (b) The preservation, for the public benefit, of registers, architectural and other records, manuscripts, plate, pictures and antiquities relating to the congregations connected therewith; (c) The publication of historical documents and the “Transactions” of the Society. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Derek Mcauley Chair since 2019
- Alan Ruston
- Dr David Wykes
- Howard Hague since 2014
- Rev Daniel Costley since 2015
- Rev Dr Ann Sonja Peart since 2019
- Rev Dr David Garland Steers since 2019
- Rev Dr Robert Whiteman since 2015
- Rev Dr Rory Castle Jones since 2024
- Rory Delany since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Derek Mcauley Chair since 2019
- Howard Hague since 2014
- Rev Daniel Costley since 2015
- Rev Dr Ann Sonja Peart since 2019
- Rev Dr David Garland Steers since 2019
- Rev Dr Robert Whiteman since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Rev Dr David Garland Steers since 2019
- Rev Dr Robert Whiteman since 2015
- Rev Dr Rory Castle Jones since 2024
- Rory Delany since 2024
Portfolio (6)
- Derek Mcauley Chair since 2019
- Alan Ruston
- Dr David Wykes
- Howard Hague since 2014
- Rev Daniel Costley since 2015
- Rev Dr Ann Sonja Peart since 2019
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.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 236744
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES AND CONSTITUTION OF THE SOCIETY, 1916 AMENDED 1947 AND 1964 as amended on 05 Apr 2023 as amended on 02 May 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01334208115 · info@unitariansocieties.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 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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