The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

The Costume Society

Registered charity 262401 Registered since 1971

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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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

3.2y median 2.5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

3.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 10Education/training 10

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£63k latest income

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.costumesociety.org.uk
Emailinfo@costumesociety.org.uk
Phone01163053423
Address3rd Floor, 15 West Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2RL

Finances

£63,089 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£40,482£42,125
2021£297,682£43,865
2022£52,585£50,671
2023£112,916£53,049
2024£63,089£84,528

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

The Objects of the Charity are to promote, for the benefit of the public, the education, exploration and appreciation of clothing, textiles in dress, accessories and material culture throughout the ages and from different cultures, ethnicities, and identities; and to encourage the creation, preservation and accessibility of historic and contemporary garments and relevant source material.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 MARCH 1973, AS AMENDED 10 APRIL 1988, 15 SEPTEMBER 1990, 30 MARCH 1997, 24 JUNE 2000 AND 3 JULY 2005AS AMENDED ON 02 JUL 2017 as amended on 04 May 2024 as amended on 06 Jul 2024

Trustees (10)

10trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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