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Bedfordshire Family History Society

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
281677
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed May 21, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 28, 1981
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Bedfordshire Family History Society
Research Centre . Office 1-7
Community Voluntary Service
43 Bromham Road
Bedford
MK40 2AA

Contact

Activities

The objectives of the BFHS are to advance the education of the public in the study of Family History. We publish a quarterly journal, hold monthly meetings (www.bfhs.org.uk), provide research, publish CDs of Beds Parish Registers, publish Monumental Inscriptions from Churchyards within Beds, run a bookstall & library, provide a range of look-up services and carry out other relevant activities.

Objects: The Objects Of The Society Shall Be To Advance The Education Of The Public In The Study Of Family History, Genealogy And Heraldry, Primarily But Not Exclusively Within The County Of Bedfordshire.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Primarily But Not Exclusively Within The County Of Beds.
Local Authority
Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 May 21, 2026On time £14,216 £14,080
Dec. 31, 2024 May 15, 2025On time £11,353 £18,736
Dec. 31, 2023 May 11, 2024On time £11,452 £9,784
Dec. 31, 2022 Feb. 26, 2023On time £11,067 £11,543
Dec. 31, 2021 Feb. 4, 2022On time £13,871 £10,075
Dec. 31, 2020 Jan. 30, 2021 £11,994 £7,810

Trustees

Name Appointed
Mark Tresidder (Chair) June 1, 2019
Brian Michael Payne June 1, 1996
Catherine Anne Friend June 6, 2017
Claire Sowah June 10, 2022
Joanna Lang June 10, 2022
Joanne Lisa Richardson June 7, 2024
Katherine Fraser June 9, 2023
Kevin Edward Friend June 6, 2017
Mary Wooldridge March 7, 2014
Peter Leonard Frederick Sharp
William Kerr Clement March 1, 2020