Registered charity · Wakefield
Horbury Civic Society
Horbury Civic Society is a registered charity (number 255238) based in Wakefield, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Graham Ellison Roberts since 2016. Latest income £8k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £8k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage and 1 more
- Where
- City Of Wakefield
- Website
- www.horburycivicsociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1968
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£8k£8k
- 2024£25k£25k
- 2023£7k£4k
Earlier years
- 2022£10k£10k
- 2021£3k£5k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 91%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) TO ENCOURAGE HIGH STANDARDS OF ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HORBURY. (B TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THE BEAUTY, HISTORY AND CHARACTER OF THE AREA OF THE TOWN AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. (C) TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF GENERAL PUBLIC AMENITY OR HISTORIC INTEREST.
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Graham Ellison Roberts Chair since 2016
- Deborah Mclauchlan Nicholls since 2018
- Fiona Elizabeth Law since 2016
- Helen Bickerdike since 2020
- John Ramsden since 2020
- Mark Thomas William Beswick since 2017
- Sandra Mary Jervis since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Graham Ellison Roberts Chair since 2016
- Deborah Mclauchlan Nicholls since 2018
- Fiona Elizabeth Law since 2016
- Mark Thomas William Beswick since 2017
- Sandra Mary Jervis since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Graham Ellison Roberts Chair since 2016
- Deborah Mclauchlan Nicholls since 2018
- Fiona Elizabeth Law since 2016
- Helen Bickerdike since 2020
- John Ramsden since 2020
- Mark Thomas William Beswick since 2017
- Sandra Mary Jervis since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 255238
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 FEBRUARY 1968 AS AMENDED 28 JANUARY 1985
- Contact on the register
- 01924374293 · info@horburycivicsociety.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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