Newport and District History Society

Registered charity 516162 Registered since 1985

Operates: Staffordshire, Telford & Wrekin

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5y median 4y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.6y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 5Education/training 2Other Charitable Purposes 2

Commercial experience

Business services 1

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Victoria County History (Shropshire) Limited 2 shared trustees

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Contact

Website	newporthistorysociety.org
Email	chair@newporthistorysociety.org
Phone	07702 161608
Address	St. Marys, Longford Road, NEWPORT, Shropshire, TF10 9AA

Finances

£5,027 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,214	£892
2022	£2,139	£1,561
2023	£4,138	£3,892
2024	£4,967	£5,817
2025	£5,027	£2,255

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Sponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF ALL ASPECTS OF LOCAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE NEWPORT AREA AND DISTRICT. (B) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSE AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2(1) TO (IV).

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12 FEBRUARY 1985 AS AMENDED 16 FEBRUARY 1987 as amended on 27 Sep 2022

Trustees (5)

5trustees

75median age

1aged 70+

Dr Cathryn Ross-Talbot Chair since 2021
Fiona Louise Sheridanage 75 since 2025
Geoffrey Culshaw since 2022
Julian Meeson since 2025
Margaret Robson since 2012

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Victoria County History (Shropshire) Limited 2 shared trustees

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