# BRITISH POSTMARK SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1102748
- **Other names:** BPS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 22, 2004
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1102748


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 LYNDALE GROVE, LOSTOCK HALL, PRESTON
- **Postcode:** PR5 5XX
- **Phone:** 01772337453
- **Email:** british.postmarks@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.britishpostmarksociety.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND TO CO-ORDINATE THE STUDY AND COLLECTION OF BRITISH POSTAL MARKINGS, PARTICULARLY OF THE 20TH CENTURY AND SUBSEQUENTLY, AND THE MEANS AND MECHANISMS BY WHICH THEY ARE APPLIED AND TO PUBLISH AND DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC.

**Activities:** Research into and publication of information about past and current postal services within, to and from the UK, and the associated markings, labels and technology.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Guernsey
- Isle Of Man
- Jersey
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3249 | £2910 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3332 | £2905 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £3093 | £3443 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2846 | £2651 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £4177 | £2934 | — | — |



## Trustees

- JOHN ANTHONY FOWLER
- JOHN GORDON FOX
- KEITH NIGEL DOWNING
- MARTIN DONALDSON GRIER
- MICHAEL DOBBS — appointed May 2, 2012
- PATRICK AWCOCK
- Paul Thomas Carter — appointed Aug. 25, 2024
- Robert James Gathergood — appointed Feb. 1, 2026