Registered charity · Shropshire
Oswestry Town Museum Limited
- 3 trustees
- Income £9k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Shropshire
- Website
- www.oswestrytownmuseum.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Oswestry Town Museum Limited
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£9k£10k
- 2024£7k£8k
- 2023£12k£15k
Earlier years
- 2022£14k£29k
- 2021£47k£20k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, RESTORE, DISPLAY ARTEFACTS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF OSWESTRY TOWN AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA INCLUDING ANY LINKS WITH OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA
Grants received
2 grants · £16,800 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £11,600
- Ministry of Defence · £5,200
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Ministry of Defence
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Alfred Hignett since 2011
- John Davies since 2024
- Richard William Gough since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Alfred Hignett since 2011
- Richard William Gough since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- John Davies since 2024
- Richard William Gough since 2018
Portfolio (1)
- Alfred Hignett since 2011
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1144394
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 JUN 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18/10/2011
- Companies House
- Company number 07658158 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01691780042 · h.hignett@btinternet.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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