# HARPENDEN & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1183526
- **Other names:** HARPENDEN AND DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Harpenden Local History Society
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 22, 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=1183526


## Contact

- **Address:** Eric Morecambe Centre, Rothamsted Park, Leyton Road, HARPENDEN, Hertfordshire
- **Postcode:** AL5 2FR
- **Phone:** 07410 133 555
- **Email:** chairman@harpenden-history.org.uk
- **Website:** www.harpenden-history.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** The objects of the Society are to: educate the public in the local history of Harpenden and district, maintain a museum of artefacts and archive of documents, images and artefacts open to the public and to undertake and publish research into the origins and development of buildings, organisations, commerce, crafts, trades, the lives of local families, land use and other aspects of historical interest.Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the Society the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 2 of the Charities Act 2011.

**Activities:** Educating the public in the local history of Harpenden and district, maintaining a  museum and archive and undertaking research into the origins and development of buildings, organisations, crafts, trades and other aspects of historical interest.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £25281 | £43392 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £21043 | £36640 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £17577 | £14365 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £16777 | £9107 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £15119 | £8462 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Roger Howard Butterworth** (Chair) — appointed July 4, 2023
- Andrew Martin Craig Young — appointed Nov. 12, 2025
- CHRISTOPHER JOHN BRIMBLECOMBE — appointed July 9, 2025
- David Richard Kendall — appointed Dec. 12, 2023
- Dr Philip Michael Forster Smith — appointed Dec. 12, 2023
- Jeffrey Kyndon Phillips — appointed Sept. 19, 2023
- Nicholas John Bristow — appointed March 26, 2019
- Pamela Susan Doran — appointed Dec. 12, 2023