Registered charity · County Durham
The Fitzhugh Library
The Fitzhugh Library is a registered charity (number 700930) based in County Durham, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £2k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
The objects of the Trust are to provide a library within the Ecclesiastical Parish of Romaldkirk or elsewhere in the County Palatine of Durham for the purposes of research by serious students of the local history of:(a) The geographical County...
- 6 trustees
- Income £2k (2025)
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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, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Durham
- Website
- www.thefitzhughlibray.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1988
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2k£4k
- 2024£1k£4k
- 2023£1k£4k
Earlier years
- 2022£2k£3k
- 2021£21k£3k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 94%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The objects of the Trust are to provide a library within the Ecclesiastical Parish of Romaldkirk or elsewhere in the County Palatine of Durham for the purposes of research by serious students of the local history of:(a) The geographical County Palatine of Durham as it was at 1835 and including Craykeshire, Bedlingtonshire, Norhamshire and Holy Island (Lindisfarne) with Islandshire and after 1847 the new County Durham boundaries as were then created, notwithstanding any subsequent boundary changes.(b) The geographical Ecclesiastical Parish of Romaldkirk as it was prior to 1845.
Grants received
3 grants · £10,000 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 · £6,400 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £3,600
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
6 trustees on the board
- Andrea Marie Harris since 2026
- Catherine Mary Maddison since 2026
- Derek Guy Sims since 2018
- IAN Roderick Tallentire since 2026
- Margaret Adamson Heywood since 2026
- Sarah Louise Whitehead
Trustees past 6 years
- Derek Guy Sims since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Andrea Marie Harris since 2026
- Derek Guy Sims since 2018
- Margaret Adamson Heywood since 2026
- Sarah Louise Whitehead
Portfolio (2)
- Catherine Mary Maddison since 2026
- IAN Roderick Tallentire since 2026
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.
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
- 700930
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 8 NOVEMBER 1988 as amended on 21 Jan 2023 as amended on 14 Apr 2025 as amended on 13 Jan 2026
- Contact on the register
- 01833640074 · fitzhughlibrary@gmail.com
- 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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