The Oral History Society
Registered charity 288805 Registered since 1984
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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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.
19 trustees on the board
- Professor John Gabriel BA PhD Chair since 2017
- Beth Thomas
- Cynthia Brown
- DR ROB Perks
- Dr Alan John Butler since 2021
- Dr Amy Tooth Murphy since 2016
- Dr Craig Truman Fees
- Dr Cai Morgan Parry Jones since 2018
- Dr Hiten Mistry since 2025
- Dr Juanita Anne Cox since 2022
- Dr Robert B Perks MBE Dlitt since 1986
- Jenny Harding PHD MSC
- Juliana Dempsey since 2010
- Mary Stewart
- Mohammed Ijaz Ul-haq Faheem Chishti since 2022
- Mx Erum Nazeer Dahar since 2022
- Professor Joanna Bornat
- Padmini Broomfield since 2008
- Verusca Calabria
10.8y median 8y
average tenure
40y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Professor John Gabriel BA PhD Chair since 2017
- Dr Amy Tooth Murphy since 2016
- Dr Cai Morgan Parry Jones since 2018
- Dr Robert B Perks MBE Dlitt since 1986
- Juliana Dempsey since 2010
- Padmini Broomfield since 2008
7.7y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- Professor John Gabriel BA PhD Chair since 2017
- Beth Thomas
- Cynthia Brown
- DR ROB Perks
- Dr Alan John Butler since 2021
- Dr Amy Tooth Murphy since 2016
- Dr Cai Morgan Parry Jones since 2018
- Dr Hiten Mistry since 2025
- Dr Robert B Perks MBE Dlitt since 1986
- Jenny Harding PHD MSC
- Juliana Dempsey since 2010
- Mohammed Ijaz Ul-haq Faheem Chishti since 2022
- Mx Erum Nazeer Dahar since 2022
- Professor Joanna Bornat
- Padmini Broomfield since 2008
- Verusca Calabria
Portfolio (3)
2
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 19Education/training 19General Charitable Purposes 18Environment/conservation/heritage 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 1Business services 1
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.
incomespending£59k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
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
- The National Life Story Collection 1 shared trustee
- C T and H E Robinson Charitable Trust for the Carib and Lokono Arawak Indians 1 shared trustee
- The Squiggle Foundation 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Queen Street School Preservation Trust Similar size; both Environment
- Moulton Windmill Project LTD Similar size; both Environment
- West Leeds District Scout Council Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | ohs.org.uk |
| ohs@ohs.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01732 824085 |
| Address | The Old Quarry House, Upper Aston, Montgomery, Powys, SY15 6TA |
Finances
£58,596 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £41,320 | £36,368 |
| 2021 | £49,247 | £48,923 |
| 2022 | £72,515 | £64,546 |
| 2023 | £77,690 | £77,108 |
| 2024 | £58,596 | £50,772 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE METHODS AND PRACTICE OF ORAL HISTORY IN ALL APPROPRIATE FIELDS AND TO ENCOURAGE THE DUSCUSSION OF METHODOLOGY, TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND ALL REVEVANT MATTERS BY THE PUBLICATION OF A JOURNAL AND BY THE ORGANISATION OF CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29/10/1983AS AMENDED ON 06/07/2007AS AMENDED ON 19/07/2014AS AMENDED ON 15 JUL 2017
Trustees (19)
19trustees
42median age
0aged 70+
- Professor John Gabriel BA PhD Chair since 2017
- Beth Thomasage band 35-39
- Cynthia Brown
- DR ROB Perks
- Dr Alan John Butler since 2021
- Dr Amy Tooth Murphy since 2016
- Dr Craig Truman Fees
- Dr Cai Morgan Parry Jones since 2018
- Dr Hiten Mistry since 2025
- Dr Juanita Anne Cox since 2022
- Dr Robert B Perks MBE Dlitt since 1986
- Jenny Harding PHD MSC
- Juliana Dempsey since 2010
- Mary Stewartage band 45-49
- Mohammed Ijaz Ul-haq Faheem Chishti since 2022
- Mx Erum Nazeer Dahar since 2022
- Professor Joanna Bornat
- Padmini Broomfield since 2008
- Verusca Calabria
Connected charities (3)
- The National Life Story Collection 1 shared trustee
- The Squiggle Foundation 1 shared trustee
- C T and H E Robinson Charitable Trust for the Carib and Lokono Arawak Indians 1 shared trustee
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