# DORSET RECORD SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1165078
- **Other names:** DRS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 7, 2016
- **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=1165078


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 WELLBRIDGE CLOSE, DORCHESTER
- **Postcode:** DT1 2BJ
- **Phone:** 01305264259
- **Email:** smith_wellbridge@btinternet.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF HISTORY, AND TO FACILITATE HISTORICAL RESEARCH BY THE PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION AND INTERPRETATION OF ARCHIVAL TEXTS, RECORDS AND STUDY GUIDES RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF DORSET.

**Activities:** It publishes books, texts, transcripts, and study guides relating to archive material and historical sources not readily accessible to the general public because of their age, fragility, illegibility, language or location.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £550 | £586 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £685 | £115 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £451 | £637 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £490 | £289 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £370 | £516 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **SAM JOHNSTON** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 7, 2016
- Dr JOHN HOWARD CHANDLER — appointed Jan. 7, 2016
- Dr MARK PETER FORREST PHD — appointed Jan. 7, 2016
- Dr MARTIN KENNETH AYRES PHD — appointed Jan. 7, 2016
- Dr Robert Nantes — appointed Oct. 26, 2024
- GEOFF SMITH — appointed Jan. 7, 2016
- GRAHAM COLIN HODDINOTT — appointed Jan. 7, 2016
- KATHERINE MARGARET BARKER MA — appointed Jan. 7, 2016
- MRS ANN SMITH — appointed Jan. 7, 2016
- Mary Louise HAYWOOD — appointed Oct. 26, 2024