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Registered charity · No. 262004 · BuckinghamiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

The Buckinghamshire Record Society

Income
£9k
▼ 88.9% on 2024
Expenditure
£14k
▲ 19.3% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
14
9.4y av 9 of 14 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Small charityi
How am I connected?

Overview

The Buckinghamshire Record Society's network

14 people1 organisationi14 listed on the board. 1 organisation shares a board member with this charity.The large node is The Buckinghamshire Record Society. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

14 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Julian HuntChair2022
4 yrs
Carys GadsdenTrustee2011
15 yrs
Dr David Edward NOYTrustee
Dr David ThorpeTrustee
Dr Eileen ScarffTrustee2013
13 yrs
Dr Garry John MarshallTrustee2017
9 yrs
Dr John Peter Francis BroadTrustee
Jacqueline Helen KayTrustee2026
new
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

Board

The board

14 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Julian HuntChair2022
4 yrs
Carys GadsdenTrustee2011
15 yrs
Dr David Edward NOYTrustee
Dr David ThorpeTrustee
Dr Eileen ScarffTrustee2013
13 yrs
Dr Garry John MarshallTrustee2017
9 yrs
Dr John Peter Francis BroadTrustee
Jacqueline Helen KayTrustee2026
new
Marian Jane MillerTrustee2026
new
Michael Edward FarleyTrustee
Professor Ian Frederick William BeckettTrustee2011
15 yrs
Professor Margaret Rosemary O'DayTrustee2015
11 yrs
Raymond Harold BallTrustee2011
15 yrs
Roger Thomas BettridgeTrustee
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
9.1y
median 11y
Longest tenure
15y
since 2011
Years in governance
9.8y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
2
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 9 on the board

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Environment/conservation/heritage 14

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 1Other services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast

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Network

Network

iThe large node is The Buckinghamshire Record Society. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100k202520242023202220212020£9.00k£1.20k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Buckinghamshire Record Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202020212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£10.69k£4.80k£4.50k£4.77k£81.39k£9.00k
Total expenditure£12.02k£8.63k£7.89k£13.92k£11.80k£14.08k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported£1.20kNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Buckinghamshire Record Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 December 202531 October 202619 August 2026Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202431 October 202516 September 202529 September 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202331 October 202418 July 2024Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202231 October 202325 July 2023Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202131 October 20223 August 2022Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

  • I)

    TO PUBLISH VOLUMES BASED ON ORIGINAL RECORDS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY

  • II)

    TO CONCERN ITSELF WITH THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, AND LISTING OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RECORDS RELATING TO THE COUNTY.

  • III)

    TO ISSUE FROMTIME TO TIME FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOCAL HISTORIANS AND OTHERS LISTS AND INDEXES OF RECORDS BOTH IN LOCAL AND CENTRAL REPOSITORIES.

What it does

  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Area of benefit
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE as filed
Governing document
RULES ADOPTED 6TH JULY 1948 AS AMENDED 1st JULY 1978 AND 6TH JULY 1985 as filed
Register history
  • 19 February 1971Registered

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.bucksrecsoc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1971

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