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the oral history society

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Oral History Society is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Powys and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We run training programmes in oral history techniques, run a website, publish a journal, run a regional network, offer advice, run an annual conference, act as a focal point for oral history and deal with ethical issues, archiving and technical developments for dissemination.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£58,596
Latest Expenditure
£50,772

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 86.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 86.6%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£58,596£50,7720 / 35
2023£77,690£77,1080 / 70
2022£72,515£64,5460 / 50
2021£49,247£48,9230 / 50
2020£41,320£36,3680 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
The Old Quarry House
Upper Aston
Montgomery
Powys
SY15 6TA
Website
ohs.org.uk
Registration Date
5 March 1984
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
288805
Charity Number
288805

Trustees

PROFESSOR JOANNA BORNAT
CYNTHIA BROWN
VERUSCA CALABRIA
Dr CRAIG TRUMAN FEES
JENNY HARDING PHD MSC
DR ROB PERKS
Mary Stewart
BETH THOMAS
Professor John Gabriel BA PhD
Dr Amy Tooth Murphy
Dr Cai Morgan Parry Jones
Dr ROBERT B PERKS MBE DLitt
Padmini Broomfield
Dr Alan John Butler
Juliana Dempsey
Mx Erum Nazeer Dahar
Dr Juanita Anne Cox
Mohammed Ijaz Ul-haq Faheem Chishti
Dr Hiten Mistry

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