Registered charity · Ipswich
Suffolk Local History Council
Suffolk Local History Council is a registered charity (number 294270) based in Ipswich, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by DR Margaret ANN Thomas. Latest income £13k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 12 trustees
- Income £13k (2025)
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Who leads it
- DR Margaret ANN ThomasChair
- Blackaby William FrederickTrustee · since 2012
- Dr Anne FolanTrustee
- DR Nick SignTrustee
- Geoffrey RobinsonTrustee · since 2012
- Heather MarshallTrustee · since 2020
- Kevin PulfordTrustee · since 2016
- Louise KennedyTrustee · since 2020
- Lynne WardTrustee · since 2014
- Miriam Joan SteadTrustee · since 2016
- Paul John GardenTrustee · since 2016
- SUE MichellTrustee · since 2016
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Suffolk
- Website
- www.slhc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1987
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£13k£7k
- 2024£12k£11k
- 2023£10k£6k
Earlier years
- 2022£7k£5k
- 2021£7k£7k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable 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.
Grants received
1 grant · £4,853 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £4,853
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
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
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
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
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
- 294270
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/11/1975AS AMENDED ON 15/11/1986AS AMENDED ON 20/11/2010
- Contact on the register
- 01473 670357 · treasurer@slhc.org.uk
- 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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