OpenCharities

Free UK Genealogy

Free Births Marriages And Deaths, Freebmd, Freecen, Freereg

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1167484
Status
Registered
Registered
June 6, 2016
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
ALEXANDER BURSK
PARK GATES
BURY NEW ROAD
PRESTWICH
MANCHESTER
M25 0JW

Activities

Promoting making historic records available as open dataDeveloping open source tools for transcription and enhancement of OCR textsProviding databases of information and associated digitised images of historic records including the indexes to records of Birth, Marriage & Death (FreeBMD), Parish Registers and similar records (FreeREG), and Census records (FreeCEN)

Objects: The Trustees Shall Hold The Trust Fund And Its Income For The General Benefit Of The Public By:-(a) Subject To The Consent Of The Registrar General For England And Wales, The Provision Of An Electronic Database And Associated Digitised Images Of Information Held In The Indexes Of Births, Marriages And Deaths Held By The General Register Office Of England And Wales;(b) Subject To The Consent Of The Relevant Authority, The Provision Of Similar Databases Of Information And Associated Digitised Images Of Other Records Of Genealogical Significance ( Including, But Not Restricted To, Parish Registers, Census Records, Electoral Registers, Directories And Wills).

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £126,520 £124,544
Dec. 31, 2023 £156,985 £124,517
Dec. 31, 2022 £154,200 £110,916
Dec. 31, 2021 £88,997 £119,456
Dec. 31, 2020 £101,378 £115,482

Trustees

Name Appointed
Andrew Turvey (Chair) April 13, 2018
Alan John Tyerman Jan. 27, 2024
Alexandra Eveleigh April 13, 2018
Graham Hart June 6, 2016
Giorgio Abraini Aug. 7, 2017
Ian Morris Clark Jan. 27, 2024
Nuala Patricia Clamp Jan. 27, 2024