The Weald & Downland Open AIR Museum Endowment Trust

Registered charity 1084969 Registered since 2001

Operates: West Sussex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.1y median 7y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

14.6y

average years in governance

4 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 7General Charitable Purposes 6Education/training 3Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 9Finance 5Retail and trade 4

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Weald and Downland Open AIR Museum Limited 2 shared trustees
Chawton House Library 1 shared trustee
Petworth House Tennis Court Limited 1 shared trustee

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Weald and Downland Open AIR Museum Limited 2 shared trustees
Chawton House Library 1 shared trustee
Petworth House Tennis Court Limited 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.wealddown.co.uk
Email	office@wealddown.co.uk
Phone	01243811363
Address	Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, CHICHESTER, PO18 0EU

Finances

£50,472 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£15,136	£3,211
2022	£528,807	£7,033
2023	£341,534	£6,984
2024	£116,264	£168,190
2025	£50,472	£231,617

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

(I) TO SUPPORT THE WEALD AND DOWNLAND OPEN AIR MUSEUM LIMITED (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 306338) (THE "COMPANY") IN PURSUANCE OF ITS OBJECTS (II) TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE COMPANY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN , REPAIR, RENOVATE THE SAID MUSEUM OR ANY OF THE BUILDINGS OR LAND WHICH THE COMPANY MAY OWN EITHER FREEHOLD OR LEASEHOLD (III) TO UNDERTAKE AND EXECUTE ANY TRUSTS WHICH MAY LAWFULLY BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CHARITY AND MAY BE CONDUCIVE TO ITS OBJECTS (IV) TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT IN THE AID OR ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF ANY CHARITABLE ASSOCIATIONS AND TO SUBSCRIBE OR GUARANTEE MONEY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY OR OF THE CHARITY OR CALCULATED TO FURTHER THOSE OBJECTS (V) TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM

Governing document: TRUST DEED OF 23/10/2000

Trustees (7)

7trustees

67median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Douglas Paul Riggage 80 since 2019
James Harveyage 56 since 2024
Matthew Lewis since 2018
Mr Neil Hart DL LLB since 2018
Nicholas Sutherlandage 59 since 2024
Peter James Jenkins since 2020
Simon Fairfax Knight DLage 75 since 2016

Connected charities (3)

Weald and Downland Open AIR Museum Limited 2 shared trustees
Petworth House Tennis Court Limited 1 shared trustee
Chawton House Library 1 shared trustee

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