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Registered charity · Chelmsford

Hertfordshire Family History Society

Hertfordshire Family History Society is a registered charity (number 285008) based in Chelmsford, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £8k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £8k (2026)
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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
Where
Hertfordshire
Website
www.hertsfhs.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1982

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£8k£14k
  • 2025£7k£11k
  • 2024£11k£9k
Earlier years
  • 2023£17k£10k
  • 2022£8k£9k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF FAMILY AND POPULATION HISTORY PRINCIPALLY WITHIN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORD.

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

5.3y median 3y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

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 3Education/training 3

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£7k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
285008
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED 15TH MAY 1982
Contact on the register
01245440540 · secretary@hertsfhs.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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