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Bristol Museums Development Trust

Registered charity 1137777 Registered since 2010

Operates: Bristol City

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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.

12
trustees on the board
2.3y median 2.5y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
6.6y
average years in governance
12 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
7
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.

Arts and leisure 2Construction 1Education 1
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Contact

Websitewww.bristolmuseums.org
Emailbeth.cutter@bristol.gov.uk
Phone01179223576
AddressBRISTOL MUSEUM & ART GALLERY, QUEENS ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 1RL

Finances

£275,550 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£128,404£191,246
2022£500,928£326,459
2023£273,289£207,876
2024£365,623£82,209
2025£275,550£304,391

What it does

What

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

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

(I) TO SUPPORT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE BUILDING, ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND ARCHIVES OF ARTEFACTS, ART, SPECIMENS, DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED MATERIAL IN BRISTOL, INCLUDING THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION OF ALL SUCH MATERIAL; AND(II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THOSE LIVING WITHIN THE GREATER BRISTOL AREA AND THOSE GEOGRAPHIC, ETHNIC AND DISABLED COMMUNITIES WHO DO NOT TRADITIONALLY ATTEND MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES) IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE PROVISION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FACILITIES, COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, PUBLIC EVENTS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING IN DIGITAL FORM, AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND ARCHIVES IN BRISTOL AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF BRISTOL AND ACROSS THE INTERNET."

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/04/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/04/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/07/2013NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16/07/2013AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06/08/2013 as amended on 18 Oct 2023

Trustees (12)

12trustees
52median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Bristol Museums Development Trust · 06685688 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 01/09/2008

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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