Victor Batte LAY Foundation

Registered charity 1149656 Registered since 2012

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

3.5y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.1y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 6

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 6Education 6Property 6

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Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Victor Batte-LAY Trust 1 shared trustee

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Victor Batte-LAY Trust 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	https://www.vblfcollection.org.uk/
Email	info@theminories.org
Phone	07541311027
Address	The Minories Art Gallery, 74 High Street, COLCHESTER, CO1 1UE

Finances

£23,342 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£160,923	£118,361
2022	£83,695	£74,354
2023	£80,715	£113,648
2024	£60,049	£85,129
2025	£23,342	£26,264

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

1.THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LAND AND BUILDINGS FROM TIME TO TIME OWNED BY THE CHARITY AS A MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY FOR THE EXHIBITION OF A COLLECTION OR COLLECTIONS OF OBJECTS OF ANTIQUARIAN INTEREST, ART OR SCIENCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COLCHESTER AND OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 2.THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES HAVING OBJECTS CONSONANT WITH THE FOREGOING AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 JUL 2011 as amended on 07 Oct 2019

Trustees (6)

6trustees

64median age

1aged 70+

Hannah Katriena Drostage 36 Chair since 2025
Benjamin Paitesage 35 since 2021
Julia Pauline Stephenage 66 since 2018
Nagasura Bacon since 2023
Rosemary Catherine Leakage 64 since 2025
Susan Rocheage 77 since 2023

Linked company (Companies House)

Victor Batte LAY Foundation · 07706484 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 15/07/2011

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Victor Batte-LAY Trust 1 shared trustee

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