The Friends of Blake Museum

Registered charity 1099815 Registered since 2003

Operates: Somerset

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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.

trustees on the board

9.4y median 9.5y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.3y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

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

Business services 1Health and social care 1

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Contact

Website	www.friendsofblakemuseum.org.uk
Email	admin@friendsofblakemuseum.org.uk
Phone	01278456127
Address	Blake Museum, 5 Blake Street, Bridgwater, TA6 3NB

Finances

£12,459 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£4,640	£450
2022	£8,638	£4,634
2023	£9,341	£3,004
2024	£13,733	£3,756
2025	£12,459	£5,495

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ADMIRAL BLAKE, BRIDGWATER MUSEUM REFERRED TO AS "THE MUSEUM" IN CO-OPERATION WITH ITS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13TH MARCH 2000.

Trustees (8)

8trustees

58median age

0aged 70+

Ann Denise Hamblett Ms since 2021
Lesley Withersage 58 since 2011
Michael Searle since 2012
Mervyn John Walker since 2025
Roger Blackburn since 2013
Rob Gardner since 2017
Stewart Harwood Richards since 2018
Tony Aspey since 2016

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