# THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF SPORTS HISTORY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177881
- **Other names:** BSSH
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 10, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1177881


## Contact

- **Address:** 21 Daffodil Way, HAVANT, Hampshire
- **Postcode:** PO9 2FA
- **Phone:** 07810 694610
- **Website:** https://www.sportinhistory.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE HISTORICAL STUDY OF SPORT PHYSICAL EDUCATION RECREATION AND LEISURE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BRITISH ISLES AND ENCOURAGE SCHOLARSHIP IN THE RESEARCH, STUDY AND TEACHING OF THESE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HISTORY

**Activities:** Promoting study and research into the history of sport through; providing grants for research activities, sponsorship of research projects, sponsorship of events, holding conferences and workshops, publishing a journal (Sport in History) and awarding prizes in the field of sports history.The Societies website is www.sportinhistory.org




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Amanda Callan-Spenn |  | Aug. 21, 2021 |
| Dr Conor Heffernan |  | Aug. 21, 2020 |
| Dr Dave Day |  | Aug. 21, 2024 |
| Dr Katharine Taylor |  | Sept. 1, 2020 |
| Dr Lauren Beatty |  | Aug. 21, 2024 |
| Dr Paul Wheeler |  | Aug. 21, 2024 |
| Dr Rafaelle Nicholson |  | Sept. 1, 2018 |
| Dr Robert Lake |  | Jan. 1, 2024 |
| Margaret Roberts |  | Aug. 21, 2024 |
| Max Portman |  | Aug. 24, 2024 |
| Stuart Gibbs |  | Sept. 6, 2024 |
| Tamsin Johnson |  | Aug. 15, 2025 |




