Registered charity · N Yorkshire
Scarborough Museums, Culture and Creative Trust
- 6 trustees
- Income £44k (2026)
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
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- scarboroughmuseumsandgalleries.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£44k£4k
- 2025£961k£1.1m
- 2024£920k£1.2m
Earlier years
- 2023£842k£895k
- 2022£795k£856k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 64% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:4.1 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE MUSEUMS, ART GALLERIES OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OR RESOURCES IN THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH.4.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN NATURAL SCIENCES, ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY, DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS, ANTIQUITIES, CRAFTS, CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, ARCHITECTURE, THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER DISCIPLINES, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY:4.2.1 THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE MUSEUMS, ART GALLERIES OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH.4.2.2 PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING RESEARCH (AND DISSEMINATING ITS USEFUL RESULTS);4.2.3 PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF, AND ACCESS TO, THE ITEMS, GROUPINGS, DISPLAYS AND COLLECTIONS.4.3 TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY ACQUIRING, RENOVATING, REDEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, MANAGING, AND PROVIDING USE OF AND ACCESS TO LAND, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND SITES OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPORTANCE IN THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH AND ENCOURAGING HIGH STANDARDS OF ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND TOWN PLANNING WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH.4.4 TO PROMOTE THE URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS BY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:4.4.1 THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RETRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES IN AREAS OF DISADVANTAGE IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PROGRAMMES IN THE CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES.4.4.2 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR BUSINESS ADVICE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN THE CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES DISADVANTAGED BY VIRTUE OF POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, OR ANY OTHER BARRIERS TO ACCESSING TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT.4.4.3 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF LAND, BUILDINGS, WORKSPACE, AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR USE BY CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THOSE INVOLVED IN THE CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES.4.4.4 THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND AMENITIES AND PROVIDING EXPERT ADVICE OR CONSULTATION IN RELATION TO SUCH MATTERS.4.4.5 THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, OR SITES OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPORTANCE AND PROVIDING EXPERT ADVICE OR CONSULTATION IN RELATION TO SUCH MATTERS.4.4.6 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR FOR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.4.4.7 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.4.5 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH, OR ANCILLARY TO, THE ABOVE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.
Grants received
9 grants · £499,542 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 · £294,342 (6 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £136,800 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £68,400
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage 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.
6 trustees on the board
- Sally Gorham Chair since 2023
- Adrian Spawforth since 2023
- Cllr Simon Myers since 2023
- Dr Katie Margaret Strang since 2023
- John Harris since 2017
- Professor Lynne Frostick since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- John Harris since 2017
- Professor Lynne Frostick since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Sally Gorham Chair since 2023
- Adrian Spawforth since 2023
- Cllr Simon Myers since 2023
- Dr Katie Margaret Strang since 2023
- John Harris since 2017
- Professor Lynne Frostick since 2018
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 5.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1106238
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 APR 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 SEP 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 MAR 2009NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19 MAY 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 JUL 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 OCT 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 MAR 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 AUG 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08 SEP 2022 as amended on 15 Sept 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01723384500 · info@smtrust.uk.com
- 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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