Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE THORESBY SOCIETY

The Leeds Historical Society, founded 1889, covering Leeds and its neighbourhood. The Society seeks to promote public interest in the history of Leeds and its neighbourhood by means of lectures, visits, publications, a library and archive, and other ventures.Prior to incorporation as a company limited by guarantee, the Thoresby Society was registered under charity No. 227526.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£31	£19	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£23	£23	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£21	£19	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£20	£20	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£20	£18	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£20	£17	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£18	£19	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£20	£26	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£24	£28	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	£17	£15	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13	£18	£19	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12	£19	£15	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	£16	£25	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10	£16	£18	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	£205	£25	£180	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.thoresby.org.uk

secretary@thoresby.org.uk

01132453071

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Leeds City,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 67-91

DIANE TAYLOR Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Self-Employed

DR ALAN BENJAMIN SLOMSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

DR PETER HOWARTH Appointed: 2023

EVE BRADFORD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

GRETA MEREDITH Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired

JANET DOUGLAS BA MA, Occupation: Lecturer

JOHN HENRY TOWNSEND Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired

JOHN RICHARD LUXTON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: None

KEVIN GRADY Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Administrator

MARGARET JOSEPHINE PULLAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

PROFESSOR JOHN ANTHONY CHARTRES (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Professor Of Social And Economic History

PROFESSOR PETER MEREDITH Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

PATRICK GILLETT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

REVD DR ROY YATES, Occupation: Clergyman

STEVE BURT Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Museum Director Of Royal Armouries

SUE ALEXANDER, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2008, number: 1126086
Registered at Companies House on 17/07/2008, number: 06649783

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE LEEDS LIBRARY
18 COMMERCIAL STREET
LEEDS
LS1 6AL

Objectives

I TO BE THE PREMIER HISTORY SOCIETY OF LEEDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND ACCORDINGLY TO CULTIVATE AN INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF LEEDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD THROUGH THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF BOOKS AND OTHER MATTER THAT MAY ASSIST THIS PURPOSE;II TO PROMOTE THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE BY ALL APPROPRIATE MEANS OF THE HISTORY OF LEEDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND TO PROMOTE A WIDE PUBLIC INTEREST THEREIN;III TO OVERSEE THE PUBLICATION OF DOCUMENTS, MONOGRAPHS AND PAPERS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF LEEDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEEDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

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