Registered charity · Hitchin
Hitchin Historical Society
- 11 trustees
- Income £3k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Barry ArendsChair · since 2024
- Chris FinchTrustee · since 2024
- David Thomas JonesTrustee · since 2026
- Debbie BurstowTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Gerry TidyTrustee · since 2014
- Greg MossTrustee · since 2024
- John William SkeelesTrustee
- Maureen SellersTrustee · since 2014
- Mike MackenzieTrustee · since 2026
- Pamela SkeggsTrustee · since 2018
- Steve PullingerTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.hitchinhistoricals.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1980
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3k£3k
- 2024£4k£3k
- 2023£5k£5k
Earlier years
- 2022£5k£4k
- 2021£4k£5k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF HITCHIN AND DISTRICT.
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Dr Barry Arends Chair since 2024
- Chris Finch since 2024
- David Thomas Jones since 2026
- Debbie Burstow since 2018
- Dr Gerry Tidy since 2014
- Greg Moss since 2024
- John William Skeeles
- Maureen Sellers since 2014
- Mike Mackenzie since 2026
- Pamela Skeggs since 2018
- Steve Pullinger since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Debbie Burstow since 2018
- Dr Gerry Tidy since 2014
- Maureen Sellers since 2014
- Pamela Skeggs since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Dr Barry Arends Chair since 2024
- Chris Finch since 2024
- David Thomas Jones since 2026
- Debbie Burstow since 2018
- Dr Gerry Tidy since 2014
- Greg Moss since 2024
- John William Skeeles
- Maureen Sellers since 2014
- Mike Mackenzie since 2026
- Pamela Skeggs since 2018
- Steve Pullinger since 2024
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 280746
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 7TH MARCH 1980
- Contact on the register
- 01462433284 · john.skeeles@ntlworld.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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