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The Thoresby Society

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1126086
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 26, 2008
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
06649783

Address

Address
The Leeds Library
18 Commercial Street
Leeds
LS1 6AL

Activities

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.

Objects: 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.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Leeds And Its Neighbourhood
Local Authority
Leeds City

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £29,593 £33,111
Dec. 31, 2023 £31,118 £19,295
Dec. 31, 2022 £22,778 £23,355
Dec. 31, 2021 £21,085 £18,590
Dec. 31, 2020 £19,649 £20,162

Trustees

Name Appointed
Antony Ramm April 20, 2020
Barbara Wakefield July 11, 2024
Benjamin Johnson Jan. 1, 2025
Chris Hindle April 20, 2020
Dr Emma Storr May 1, 2026
Dr MARTIN JOHN STANIFORTH Jan. 1, 2024
Dr Peter Howarth April 20, 2023
James Jones-Tinsley April 15, 2025
Kevin Grady
Margaret Josephine Pullan April 18, 2016
Patrick Gillett April 24, 2017
Steve Burt