# THE PROVINCIAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1104834
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 9, 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=1104834


## Contact

- **Address:** 58 Childe Square, PORTSMOUTH
- **Postcode:** PO2 8PL
- **Phone:** 07741471479
- **Email:** feathersinourcap@hotmail.com
- **Website:** www.provincialsociety.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION BY THE PROVISION OF PRESENTATIONS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE OR MORE OPERATIONAL PR STATIC MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT HISTORY COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF THE OPERATIONS AND VEHICLES OF THE FORMER PROVINCIAL TRAMWAYS COMPANY, THE GOSPORT & FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY, THE PROVINCIAL BUS COMPANY AND ALL SUCCESSOR AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES FROM 1878 TO PRESENT DAY.

**Activities:** A charity interested in and dedicated to the history and preservation of artefacts associated with Gosport & Fareham Omnibus Company and associated companies from 1878 to the present day. We undertake activities such as archiving, vehicle rallies and rent secure storage for our historic vehicles. We also produce a range of history books and a quarterly magazine The Provincial Press.

**Area of benefit:** THE UNITED KINGDOM




## Classification

- **How:** Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hampshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £13996 | £4909 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £7935 | £6379 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £7049 | £7280 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £4849 | £5556 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £4147 | £4960 | — | — |



## Trustees

- David Stephen Robert York — appointed May 8, 2021
- RICK GEORGE JACKSON — appointed May 12, 2016
- ROBERT JACKSON — appointed May 6, 2017
- TERRY LAWSON — appointed May 6, 2017