# ESSEX SOCIETY FOR FAMILY HISTORY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 290552
- **Other names:** E S F H
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 26, 1984
- **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=290552


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex
- **Postcode:** CM2 6YT
- **Phone:** 01245 283486
- **Email:** hontreasurer@esfh.org.uk
- **Website:** www.esfh.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC STUDY OF BRITISH FAMILY HISTORY, GENEALOGY, HERALDRY AND LOCAL HISTORY WITH PARTICUALR REFERENCE TO ESSEX. (B) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, SECURTIY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL.

**Activities:** Collection and transcription of original source material in the Essex Record Office, in Essex churches and churchyards, in Essex parish registers etc.  Production of CDs of this material to widen access to these records.Monthly meetings and talks on local and family history at four venues across Essex.Attendance/promotion of Fairs / Open Days at Libraries and similar institutions.

**Area of benefit:** ESSEX




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Essex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £28794 | £37104 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £30744 | £27054 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £29041 | £24322 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £30424 | £21401 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £28243 | £20035 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Andrea Theodora Hewitt** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 15, 2018
- Christine Stringer — appointed Oct. 19, 2024
- Colleen Denise Devenish — appointed Sept. 17, 2016
- ELIZABETH MARY TAYLOR COX — appointed Nov. 17, 2013
- Gillian Mary Peregrine — appointed Oct. 15, 2022
- Jeffrey Frank Porter — appointed Oct. 19, 2024
- MERYL GLORIA RAWLINGS — appointed Nov. 21, 2011
- Mandie Adams — appointed Oct. 18, 2025
- PAUL ROGER STIRLAND
- TONI LORRAINE NEOBARD — appointed Oct. 15, 2022
- Tanya Simone Sewell — appointed Oct. 16, 2021