# FEDERATION OF OLD CORNWALL SOCIETIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 247283
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 6, 1966
- **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=247283


## Contact

- **Address:** 31 Gwarak Gwel An Mor, Portscatho, TRURO, Cornwall
- **Postcode:** TR2 5AF
- **Phone:** 07912892226
- **Email:** president@oldcornwall.net
- **Website:** https://kernowgoth.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO COLLECT, RECORD AND PUBLISH INFORMATION REGARDING CORNISH PREHISTORY, HISTORY, TOPOGRAPHY, PLACE-NAMES, FOLK-LORE, TRADITIONS, DIALECT, MUSIC, INDUSTRIES AND SIMILAR SUBJECTS. B) TO PROTECT THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF CORNWALL. C) TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND USE OF THE CORNISH LANGUAGE. D) TO PRESERVE CORNISH ANTIQUITIES AND RELICS OF THE PAST.

**Activities:** Aims to "gather up the fragments that remain", i.e. to record the remnants of Cornwall's past culture and heritage, preserve them where appropriate, revive and continue customs and traditions, educate regarding them via talks, publications, etc.

**Area of benefit:** COUNTY OF CORNWALL




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cornwall



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £18455 | £8838 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £25399 | £21388 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £15139 | £15848 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £6458 | £19814 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £7196 | £3825 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Neville Richard Meek** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 1, 2022
- Colin James Roberts — appointed Feb. 11, 2024
- Kathleen Elsie Teresa Wallis — appointed Feb. 11, 2024
- Rosalind Jane Hayward — appointed Dec. 3, 2022