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Registered charity · Manchester

Manchester Historic Buildings Trust

3.a The objects of the Charity are to preserve for the benefit of the people Manchester and of the Nation, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage associated with 84 Plymouth Grove ,Manchester ( ‘The House’) the former home of...

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £135k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage and 1 more
Where
Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham and more
Website
www.elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Manchester Historic Buildings Trust
Registered
2000

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£135k£128k
  • 2024£111k£218k
  • 2023£145k£204k
Earlier years
  • 2022£189k£188k
  • 2021£239k£188k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 24%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3.a The objects of the Charity are to preserve for the benefit of the people Manchester and of the Nation, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage associated with 84 Plymouth Grove ,Manchester ( ‘The House’) the former home of William and Elizabeth Gaskell (including any structure or erection, and any part of the building as so defined ) and to advance the education of the public in the said heritage and to undertake such other charitable activities as may benefit the people of or visitors to the said County of Greater Manchester.3.b To acquire, preserve, document, interpret and make accessible exhibits, objects and collections relating to the literary, social and historical impact and influence of Elizabeth Gaskell and her family through provision of a museum service for the purpose of educating and informing the public. (“The Objects”)

Grants received

11 grants · £2,530,585 total

360Giving 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 · £2,404,499 (6 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £116,300 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,786

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £232,8992026-03-23
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £33,0002024-10-11
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £16,7502022-03-15
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £16,7502022-03-15
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £33,1002021-03-08
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.

12 trustees on the board

2.6y median 2y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (12)

12
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 12Education/training 12General Charitable Purposes 12

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 12Arts and leisure 8Health and social care 1

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£111k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1080606
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 JUNE 1998 as amended on 19 Sep 2020 as amended on 12 Oct 2020
Companies House
Company number 03578992 · Active
Contact on the register
01619273123 · enquiries@elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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