Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 1

No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +1

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:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£23	£23	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/21	£21	£19	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20	£20	£20	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/12/19	£20	£18	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/18	£20	£17	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£18	£19	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£20	£26	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£24	£28	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£17	£15	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£18	£19	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£19	£15	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£16	£25	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£16	£18	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£205	£25	£180	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - BREESE FITNESS T/A EASYGYM BASILDON
£8,181	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 67-90

DR PETER HOWARTH Appointed: 2023

DIANE TAYLOR Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Self-Employed

DR ALAN BENJAMIN SLOMSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

EVE BRADFORD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

GRETA MEREDITH Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired

JOHN HENRY TOWNSEND Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired

JOHN RICHARD LUXTON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: None

MARGARET JOSEPHINE PULLAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: FOREST HILL (SHELTERED) HOUSING LIMITED, THE YORKSHIRE LADIES' COUNCIL OF EDUCATION (INCORPORATED), LEEDS LIEDER +,

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, Other trusteeship: THE PAUL THACKRAY HERITAGE FOUNDATION,

SUE ALEXANDER, Occupation: Retired

JANET DOUGLAS BA MA, Occupation: Lecturer, Other trusteeship: LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY SOCIETY LIMITED,

KEVIN GRADY Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Administrator, Other trusteeship: THE BRODRICK TRUST,

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

Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

14 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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