Registered charity · Cambridge
The United Reformed Church History Society
The United Reformed Church History Society is a registered charity (number 279213) based in Cambridge, governed by 13 trustees and chaired by Revd Dr David George Cornick since 2018. Latest income £9k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 13 trustees
- Income £9k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Revd Dr David George CornickChair · since 2018
- Dr Anne SamsonTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Simone MaghenzaniTrustee · since 2023
- Jean Margaret WyberTrustee · since 2017
- John George EllisTrustee · since 2016
- Professor Clyde BinfieldTrustee · since 2005
- Rev Fleur ST Clair HoustonTrustee · since 2016
- Rev Michael Hopkins DrTrustee · since 2009
- Rev Michael JagessarTrustee · since 2014
- REV Prof David Michael Thompson MA PHD BDTrustee · since 2005
- Revd Chris DampTrustee · since 2005
- Revd DR Kirsty ThorpeTrustee
- Revd DR Robert Philip PopeTrustee · since 2011
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.urchistory.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1980
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£9k£4k
- 2024£12k£13k
- 2023£10k£3k
Earlier years
- 2022£11k£12k
- 2021£6k£3k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND IN PARTICULAR; (A) TO ENCOURAGE INTEREST IN AND TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH WITH ITS ANTECEDENTS WITHIN THE CONGREGATIONAL, PRESBYTERIAN AND CHURCHES OF CHRIST TRADITIONS AND RELATED MOVEMENTS AND CHURCHES, THEIR ORIGINS, PRINCIPLES, THEOLOGY, CHURCHES AND MISSIONS; (B) TO PUBLISH A JOURNAL REGULARLY, AND SUCH OTHER PUBLICATIONS AS THE COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE; (C) TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL LECTURE; (D) TO ENCOURAGE THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL RECORDS AND WHERE APPROPRIATE TO ACT AS CUSTODIAN, BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, OF MANUSCRIPTS, BOOKS, PORTRAITS, PAINTINGS AND OTHER RELEVANT OBJECTS BELONGING TO THE CHURCH; (E) TO MAKE GRANTS FOR THE PURSUIT OF HISTORICAL STUDIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHURCHES AND MOVEMENTS REFERRED TO IN (A).
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Revd Dr David George Cornick Chair since 2018
- Dr Anne Samson since 2018
- Dr Simone Maghenzani since 2023
- Jean Margaret Wyber since 2017
- John George Ellis since 2016
- Professor Clyde Binfield since 2005
- REV Prof David Michael Thompson MA PHD BD since 2005
- Revd Chris Damp since 2005
- Revd DR Kirsty Thorpe
- Revd DR Robert Philip Pope since 2011
- Rev Fleur ST Clair Houston since 2016
- Rev Michael Jagessar since 2014
- Rev Michael Hopkins Dr since 2009
Trustees past 6 years
- Revd Dr David George Cornick Chair since 2018
- Dr Anne Samson since 2018
- Jean Margaret Wyber since 2017
- John George Ellis since 2016
- Professor Clyde Binfield since 2005
- REV Prof David Michael Thompson MA PHD BD since 2005
- Revd Chris Damp since 2005
- Revd DR Robert Philip Pope since 2011
- Rev Fleur ST Clair Houston since 2016
- Rev Michael Jagessar since 2014
- Rev Michael Hopkins Dr since 2009
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Revd Dr David George Cornick Chair since 2018
- Dr Anne Samson since 2018
- Dr Simone Maghenzani since 2023
- Professor Clyde Binfield since 2005
- REV Prof David Michael Thompson MA PHD BD since 2005
- Revd Chris Damp since 2005
- Revd DR Kirsty Thorpe
- Revd DR Robert Philip Pope since 2011
- Rev Fleur ST Clair Houston since 2016
- Rev Michael Jagessar since 2014
Portfolio (3)
- Jean Margaret Wyber since 2017
- John George Ellis since 2016
- Rev Michael Hopkins Dr since 2009
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
- 279213
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 31ST JULY 1979 AS AMENDED ON THE 17TH SEPTEMBER 2005
- Contact on the register
- 01223362500 · jeanwyber@aol.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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