Registered charity · West Yorkshire
Wakefield Historical Society
- 16 trustees
- Income £5k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Richard KnowlesChair · since 2018
- Angela De Courcy BowerTrustee · since 2026
- Brian ThomasTrustee · since 2011
- Claire PickeringTrustee · since 2017
- David ScrivenTrustee · since 2011
- Dr Joanne Harrison Riba IhbcTrustee · since 2021
- Jody InesonTrustee · since 2017
- Kenneth RowleyTrustee · since 2015
- Lorraine SimpsonTrustee · since 2015
- Mary Josephine HeronTrustee · since 2012
- Michael John RochfordTrustee · since 2024
- MRS PAM JudkinsTrustee
- Olivia RowleyTrustee · since 2022
- Peter Charles David BrearsTrustee · since 2026
- Shirley LevonTrustee
- Stephen Anthony HargraveTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- City Of Wakefield
- Website
- www.wakefieldhistoricalsociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5k£5k
- 2024£4k£3k
- 2023£4k£2k
Earlier years
- 2022£5k£3k
- 2021£5k£887
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
PRESERVATION OF MATTER OF HISTORICAL OR ANTIQUARIAN INTEREST RELATING TO THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.
Grants received
2 grants · £13,384 total360Giving 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 · £13,384 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
16 trustees on the board
- Richard Knowles Chair since 2018
- Angela De Courcy Bower since 2026
- Brian Thomas since 2011
- Claire Pickering since 2017
- David Scriven since 2011
- Dr Joanne Harrison Riba Ihbc since 2021
- Jody Ineson since 2017
- Kenneth Rowley since 2015
- Lorraine Simpson since 2015
- Mary Josephine Heron since 2012
- MRS PAM Judkins
- Michael John Rochford since 2024
- Olivia Rowley since 2022
- Peter Charles David Brears since 2026
- Shirley Levon
- Stephen Anthony Hargrave since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Richard Knowles Chair since 2018
- Brian Thomas since 2011
- Claire Pickering since 2017
- David Scriven since 2011
- Jody Ineson since 2017
- Kenneth Rowley since 2015
- Lorraine Simpson since 2015
- Mary Josephine Heron since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Richard Knowles Chair since 2018
- Angela De Courcy Bower since 2026
- Brian Thomas since 2011
- David Scriven since 2011
- Jody Ineson since 2017
- Kenneth Rowley since 2015
- Lorraine Simpson since 2015
- Mary Josephine Heron since 2012
- MRS PAM Judkins
- Michael John Rochford since 2024
- Olivia Rowley since 2022
- Peter Charles David Brears since 2026
- Shirley Levon
- Stephen Anthony Hargrave since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Claire Pickering since 2017
- Dr Joanne Harrison Riba Ihbc since 2021
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
- 248363
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES AS AMENDED ON 21ST OCTOBER, 1959. AS AMENDED 13 MARCH 2002
- Contact on the register
- 07525192579 · info@wakefieldhistoricalsociety.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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