Saffron Walden Museum Society Limited

Registered charity 1123209 Registered since 2008

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.3y median 4y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

18.7y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 8Environment/conservation/heritage 8

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 12Professional services 3Education 2

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Contact

Website	www.swmuseumsoc.org.uk
Email	swmuseum@gmail.com
Phone	01799527546
Address	1 Maypole Close, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB11 4DB

Finances

£136,335 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£66,863	£17,202
2022	£22,293	£19,496
2023	£26,617	£16,637
2024	£84,665	£18,471
2025	£136,335	£18,908

What it does

What

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

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND EXTEND THE KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL HISTORY AND HUMAN HISTORY IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES2) TO FURTHER THESE AIMS BY CARRYING ON THE MUSEUM AT SAFFRON WALDEN (FOUNDED IN 1834) AND ARRANGING LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FROM TIME TO TIME, BOTH WITHIN THE MUSEUM AND ELSEWHERE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) 10 JANUARY 2008

Trustees (8)

8trustees

73median age

5aged 70+

Succession outlook: 5 of 8 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Keith Leslie Edenage 82 Chair since 2018
Councillor Margaret Mary Teresa Suttonage 68 since 2023
Douglas David Kentage 57 since 2021
MR E Anthony Watson
Malcolm Headage 73 since 2025
Martin Stuart Turnbullage 73 since 2025
Paul Sidney Salvidgeage 79
Richard John Priestleyage 78 since 2012

Linked company (Companies House)

Saffron Walden Museum Society Limited · 06469141 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 10/01/2008

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Gibson Walden Fund 1 shared trustee

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