Suffolk Local History Council
Registered charity 294270 Registered since 1987
Operates: Suffolk
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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.
12 trustees on the board
- DR Margaret ANN Thomas Chair
- Blackaby William Frederick since 2012
- DR Nick Sign
- Dr Anne Folan
- Geoffrey Robinson since 2012
- Heather Marshall since 2020
- Kevin Pulford since 2016
- Louise Kennedy since 2020
- Lynne Ward since 2014
- Miriam Joan Stead since 2016
- Paul John Garden since 2016
- SUE Michell since 2016
10.2y median 10y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Blackaby William Frederick since 2012
- Geoffrey Robinson since 2012
- Kevin Pulford since 2016
- Lynne Ward since 2014
- Miriam Joan Stead since 2016
- Paul John Garden since 2016
- SUE Michell since 2016
12.1y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- DR Margaret ANN Thomas Chair
- Blackaby William Frederick since 2012
- DR Nick Sign
- Heather Marshall since 2020
- Louise Kennedy since 2020
- Lynne Ward since 2014
- Paul John Garden since 2016
- SUE Michell since 2016
Portfolio (4)
- Dr Anne Folan
- Geoffrey Robinson since 2012
- Kevin Pulford since 2016
- Miriam Joan Stead since 2016
4
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 12Environment/conservation/heritage 12Arts/culture/heritage/science 2The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 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.
Other services 3Arts and leisure 2Professional services 2
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£13k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
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
- East Anglian Traditional Music Trust 1 shared trustee
- Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History 1 shared trustee
- Essex Cultural Diversity Project LTD 1 shared trustee
- Suffolk Napoleonic Volunteers Painting Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Friends of Walpole OLD Chapel 1 shared trustee
- MRS L D Rope's Charitable Settlement 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.slhc.org.uk |
| treasurer@slhc.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01473 670357 |
| Address | 10 Rosehill Road, IPSWICH, IP3 8ES |
Finances
£12,962 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £7,282 | £7,061 |
| 2022 | £6,597 | £4,582 |
| 2023 | £9,684 | £6,469 |
| 2024 | £11,535 | £11,122 |
| 2025 | £12,962 | £7,378 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE STUDY OF LOCAL HISTORY IN SUFFOLK IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/11/1975AS AMENDED ON 15/11/1986AS AMENDED ON 20/11/2010
Trustees (12)
12trustees
74median age
3aged 70+
- DR Margaret ANN Thomasage band 75-79 Chair
- Blackaby William Frederick since 2012
- DR Nick Sign
- Dr Anne Folan
- Geoffrey Robinson since 2012
- Heather Marshallage band 45-49 since 2020
- Kevin Pulfordage band 80-84 since 2016
- Louise Kennedy since 2020
- Lynne Ward since 2014
- Miriam Joan Steadage band 70-74 since 2016
- Paul John Garden since 2016
- SUE Michell since 2016
Connected charities (7)
- MRS L D Rope's Charitable Settlement 1 shared trustee
- East Anglian Traditional Music Trust 1 shared trustee
- Essex Cultural Diversity Project LTD 1 shared trustee
- Walpole Old Chapel Trust 1 shared trustee
- Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History 1 shared trustee
- Suffolk Napoleonic Volunteers Painting Trust 1 shared trustee
- Suffolk Family History Society 1 shared trustee
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