# GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1181794
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 29, 2019
- **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=1181794


## Contact

- **Address:** GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVES, COUNTY RECORD OFFICE, CLARENCE ROW, ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER
- **Postcode:** GL1 3DW
- **Phone:** 01275542263
- **Email:** nick.kingsley@blueyonder.co.uk
- **Website:** www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/counties/gloucestershire



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (INCLUDING SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE) AND OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL, AND TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND BRISTOL BY:(A) ADVANCING RESEARCH AND OTHER WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY OF ENGLAND RELATING TO THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL; AND(B) ENCOURAGING, PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH AND WRITING IN OR ABOUT THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL, DRAWING ESPECIALLY ON THE USE OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES AND FURTHERING THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND PROVIDING THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THOSE INVOLVED WITH LOCAL HISTORY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

**Activities:** RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED RESEARCHING AND WRITING OF THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY FOR THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (IE INCLUDING SOUTH GLOS)

**Area of benefit:** THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (INCLUDING SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE) AND OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL




## Classification

- **How:** Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bristol City
- Gloucestershire
- South Gloucestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £87009 | £38577 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £31427 | £42567 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £70883 | £34196 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £58415 | £37077 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £46079 | £26193 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Nicholas William Kingsley** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 17, 2019
- DAVID HAROLD ALDRED BSC MA — appointed Jan. 17, 2019
- Dr Rose WALLIS — appointed Jan. 21, 2020
- Grace Owen — appointed July 17, 2024
- HEATHER MARGARET FORBES MArAd FARA — appointed Jan. 17, 2019
- Richard Randolph Mullings — appointed July 17, 2024
- SIR Charles Nicholas Mander Bt FSA MA — appointed Jan. 17, 2019
- Sally Patricia Self — appointed April 13, 2022
- Susan Barbara Parsons — appointed July 13, 2022
- Susan Elizabeth BROWN — appointed Jan. 21, 2020
- Thomas Mark Hamilton Shearer — appointed Oct. 14, 2024