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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY 

To promote family history and assist all those indviduals who wish to research their family history. This is facilitated through members of the society and anyone from the general public using the research centre and library, and through postal enquiries.The society holds family history events in the community within the two counties. There is a very active branch network, meetings open to all.
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Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 15 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
  • Spending is declining
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

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£53£46£7n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/21£71£65£6n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/20£44£71£-27n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/19£60£85£-25n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/18£55£73£-17£0£0£0n/a030
31/12/17*£59£71£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£57£107£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£256£53£203£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£79£74£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£69£77£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£66£76£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£66£84£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£73£60£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£78£67£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£80£54£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£71£60£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£76£69£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£78£70£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£89£69£20£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 44 years

www.ndfhs.org.uk

secretary@ndfhs.org.uk

01912612159

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Durham, Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/09/1980, number: 510538
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR17: 43 days late, AR10: 21 days late, AR07: 79 days late,
Main office

3rd FLOOR
MEA HOUSE
ELLISON PLACE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 8XS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY IN THE HISTORICAL COUNTIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM AND ADJACENT AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM AND ADJACENT AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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