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Hornsey Historical Society
Hornsey Historical Society is a registered charity (number 274424) based in London, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £580k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
The purposes of the Society are to discover, preserve, promote and disseminate for the benefit of the public local history studies, conservation work and archaeological research relating to the ancient ecclesiastical and civil parish of Hornsey,...
- 3 trustees
- Income £580k (2026)
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
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- Where
- Haringey
- Website
- www.hornseyhistorical.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1977
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£580k£21k
- 2025£22k£34k
- 2024£14k£14k
Earlier years
- 2023£45k£22k
- 2022£15k£12k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
The purposes of the Society are to discover, preserve, promote and disseminate for the benefit of the public local history studies, conservation work and archaeological research relating to the ancient ecclesiastical and civil parish of Hornsey, (including Hornsey Village, Alexandra Park, Highgate, Crouch End, Muswell Hill, Wood Green, Bounds Green, Stroud Green, Harringay, Brownswood Manor and Colney Hatch), by means of lectures, publications, exhibitions, visits, research, the maintenance of an archive, and by such other means as the Trustees shall decide.
Grants received
1 grant · £5,000 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 · £5,000
Most recent
- 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.
3 trustees on the board
- Catherine Mary Sorley since 2026
- Victoria Lucy Peters since 2023
- Walter Merricks CBE since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Catherine Mary Sorley since 2026
- Victoria Lucy Peters since 2023
- Walter Merricks CBE since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 274424
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27TH MAY 1971 AS AMENDED 31ST MAY 1972, 4TH APRIL 1973, 20TH FEBRUARY 1974, 7TH JULY 1976, 3RD JULY 1982, 10TH JULY 1985, 10 SEPTEMBER 1986, 14TH JULY 1993 AND 12TH JANUARY 2000 as amended on 11 Jul 2024 as amended on 01 Jan 2025
- Contact on the register
- 02083488429 · hornseyhistoricalsecretary@gmail.com
- 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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