The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Jane Austen's House Museum

Registered charity 1156458 CIO Registered since 2014

Operates: Hampshire

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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.

9
trustees on the board
3.2y median 4y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
3.4y
average years in governance
8 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1

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 1

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Contact

Websitewww.janeaustens.house
Emailenquiries@janeaustens.house
Phone0142083262
AddressJANE AUSTENS HOUSE, WINCHESTER ROAD, CHAWTON, ALTON, GU34 1SD

Finances

£1,990,633 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£481,062£522,024
2022£1,217,135£725,205
2023£603,311£453,135
2024£1,011,796£1,074,977
2025£1,990,633£1,161,192

What it does

What

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

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE STUDY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, ESPECIALLY THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN. ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS WILL INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE HOUSE AT CHAWTON, HAMPSHIRE THAT WAS JANE AUSTEN’S HOME FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS OF HER LIFE.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 31 Mar 2014

Trustees (9)

9trustees
62median age
0aged 70+

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