Registered charity · Norwich
The Forum Trust Limited
- 11 trustees
- Income £3.7m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- John Anthony FRYChair · since 2015
- Andrew Jonathan BarnesTrustee · since 2017
- Benjamin StopherTrustee · since 2026
- Caroline JarroldTrustee · since 2009
- Christopher MawTrustee · since 2009
- David John MerrickTrustee · since 2018
- Jennifer-Florence Autumn KnightTrustee · since 2026
- Oliver Tim PritchardTrustee · since 2026
- Professor Catherine Teresa RichardsonTrustee · since 2024
- Susan Elizabeth GuestTrustee · since 2017
- Timothy John StathamTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Norfolk
- Website
- www.theforumnorwich.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Forum Trust Limited
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.7m£4.9m
- 2024£3.5m£4.4m
- 2023£3.4m£4.1m
Earlier years
- 2022£3.1m£3.7m
- 2021£2.2m£3.4m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR STUDY, LEARNING AND TRAINING BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MILLENNIUM LIBRARY AND OTHER LIBRARIES AND OUTREACH FACILITIES, BY THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF CHARITABLE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN OR PROVIDED AT THE MILLENNIUM BUILDING BY THE CHARITY AND BY THE BUILDING'S OTHER OCCUPIERS AND BY THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ART GALLERIES, MUSEUMS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR RESOURCES FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MILLENNIUM BUILDING IN NORWICH WHICH SHALL INCLUDE: (1) THE MILLENNIUM LIBRARY REFERRED TO ABOVE (11) A LEARNING CENTRE PROVIDING TRAINING, ADVISORY AND INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORWICH, NORFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (111) A HERITAGE ATTRACTION PRESENTING THE HISTORY OF NORWICH, NORFOLK AND THE REGION INCORPORATED WITH A TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE INTO A VISITOR CENTRE (IV) A MULTI MEDIA AUDITORIUM DESIGNED FOR EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PURPOSES (V) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICES, WHICH THE CHARITY MAY PROMOTE AND DEVELOP (B) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF NORFOLK AND NORWICH INCLUDING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MILLENNIUM BUILDING: (1) A COVERED FORUM OR CIVIC MEETING PLACE (11) AN EXTERNAL PUBLIC SQUARE (C) ANY OTHER SIMILAR CHARITABLE OBJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF NORFOLK AND NORWICH AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT.
Grants received
9 grants · £246,457 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £214,812 (6 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £31,645 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
11 trustees on the board
- John Anthony FRY Chair since 2015
- Andrew Jonathan Barnes since 2017
- Benjamin Stopher since 2026
- Caroline Jarrold since 2009
- Christopher Maw since 2009
- David John Merrick since 2018
- Jennifer-Florence Autumn Knight since 2026
- Oliver Tim Pritchard since 2026
- Professor Catherine Teresa Richardson since 2024
- Susan Elizabeth Guest since 2017
- Timothy John Statham since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- John Anthony FRY Chair since 2015
- Andrew Jonathan Barnes since 2017
- Caroline Jarrold since 2009
- Christopher Maw since 2009
- David John Merrick since 2018
- Susan Elizabeth Guest since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- John Anthony FRY Chair since 2015
- Benjamin Stopher since 2026
- David John Merrick since 2018
- Oliver Tim Pritchard since 2026
- Professor Catherine Teresa Richardson since 2024
- Susan Elizabeth Guest since 2017
Portfolio (5)
- Andrew Jonathan Barnes since 2017
- Caroline Jarrold since 2009
- Christopher Maw since 2009
- Jennifer-Florence Autumn Knight since 2026
- Timothy John Statham since 2026
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
10.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 12.1 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1074619
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19TH NOVEMBER 1997, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 14TH DECEMBER 1998
- Companies House
- Company number 03470398 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01603 727950 · info@theforumnorwich.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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