The Merchant's House (Marlborough) Trust
Registered charity 1010902 Registered since 1992
Operates: Wiltshire
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Keith Leslie Edwards Chair since 2025
- Abigail Jane Hannah Beaumont since 2025
- Edwin James Stallibrass Hiscocks since 2021
- Georgina Lois Smith since 2022
- Guy Deatker since 2023
- James Sheppard since 2022
- Joanne Victoria Patrick since 2023
- Martha Zeta Hannah Mary Fogg since 2023
- Mervyn John Hall since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Mervyn John Hall since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Keith Leslie Edwards Chair since 2025
- Abigail Jane Hannah Beaumont since 2025
- Edwin James Stallibrass Hiscocks since 2021
- James Sheppard since 2022
- Joanne Victoria Patrick since 2023
- Martha Zeta Hannah Mary Fogg since 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Georgina Lois Smith since 2022
- Guy Deatker since 2023
- Mervyn John Hall since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Country Trust 1 shared trustee
- Home-Start North Wiltshire 1 shared trustee
- The Florence and Walter John Burchell Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- Marlborough Area Youth Forum 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Armitt Library and Museum Centre Similar size; both Environment
- Holly Lodge Centre Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.themerchantshouse.co.uk |
| trustmanager@themerchantshouse.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01672511491 |
| Address | 132 HIGH STREET, MARLBOROUGH, SN8 1HN |
Finances
£160,588 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £138,837 | £111,949 |
| 2021 | £170,099 | £172,486 |
| 2022 | £94,533 | £130,615 |
| 2023 | £131,519 | £209,003 |
| 2024 | £160,588 | £167,496 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
A) TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE OF MARLBOROUGH IN THE DISTRICT OF KENNET IN THE COUNTY OF WILTSHIRE AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, WHATEVER OF THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THE DISTRICT OF KENNET AFORESAID IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 290 (1) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971) OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST. B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SAID TOWN OF MARLBOROUGH AND IN THE NATION AT LARGE BY AQUIRING HOUSING AND EXHIBITING AND CONSERVING RESTORING AND REPAIRING OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS OF AN EDUCATIONAL NATURE.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 APRIL as amended on 24 Sept 2025
Trustees (9)
- Keith Leslie Edwardsage band 70-74 Chair since 2025
- Abigail Jane Hannah Beaumontage band 50-54 since 2025
- Edwin James Stallibrass Hiscocksage band 75-79 since 2021
- Georgina Lois Smithage band 70-74 since 2022
- Guy Deatkerage band 65-69 since 2023
- James Sheppardage band 60-64 since 2022
- Joanne Victoria Patrickage band 65-69 since 2023
- Martha Zeta Hannah Mary Foggage band 40-44 since 2023
- Mervyn John Hallage band 70-74 since 2016
Linked company (Companies House)
The Merchant's House (Marlborough) Trust · 02704749 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 08/04/1992
3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (4)
- Home-Start North Wiltshire 1 shared trustee
- The Florence and Walter John Burchell Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- Marlborough Area Youth Forum 1 shared trustee
- The Country Trust 1 shared trustee
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