The Shirenewton Local History Society
What it does
Education of history,architecture and geography of Shirenewton Monmouthshire and surrounding parishes.To assist in the preservation,protection,development and improvement of features of historical and/or public interest of Shirenewton Monmouthshire and adjoining parishes
Its charitable purposes
(A) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND ARCHITECTURE OF SHIRENEWTON, MONMOTHSHIRE AND ADJOINING PARISHES (THE AREA OF BENEFIT). AND(B) TO ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Shirenewton, Monmouthshire and Adjoining Parishes.
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £1,333 and spent £855.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £1,333 | £855 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £2,045 | £2,101 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £1,778 | £2,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £1,298 | £1,243 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £1,672 | £997 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 20%, from £1,672 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £1,333 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 64% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 3 payments to this charity worth £75 between 21 November 2022 and 16 September 2024.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouthshire County Council | £75 | 3 | 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Betsi Knight
- Diana Charles
- Dorothy Brabon
- Leslie Martin Ashton-smith
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 25 January 2026, 186 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 16 November 2024, 196 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 26 November 2023, 187 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 26 October 2022, 217 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 20 March 2022, 72 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1090167
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 January 2002
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 7 AUGUST 2001 AS AMENDED 21 DECEMBER 2001.
- Website
- www.shirenewtonlocalhistorysociety.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.