Wincanton and District Museum and History Society

Registered charity 1114027 Registered since 2006

Operates: Somerset

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.8y median 10y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.6y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6Environment/conservation/heritage 6General Charitable Purposes 6

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Contact

Website	Www.wincantonhistorysociety.com
Phone	07770221558
Address	5 High street, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9JN

Finances

£16,699 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£1,956	£954
2021	£1,956	£954
2022	£15,617	£3,829
2024	£18,807	£28,248
2025	£16,699	£16,983

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST INCLUDING, BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION: HISTORICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, ZOOLOGICAL, ORNITHOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL ITEMS: AND ALSO THE HOLDING OF LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS AND MEETINGS AND OTHER RELEVANT ACTIVITIES CONCERNING THESE SUBJECTS OR OTHERS OF A LIKE NATURE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22ND FEBRUARY 2006

Trustees (6)

6trustees

0aged 70+

Christopher Forester since 2014
Colin Wallis since 2025
Helen Phillips since 2011
Peter Jamieson since 2016
Richard D'Arcy
Stephen Slade since 2025

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