Registered charity (CIO) · Skipton
Upper Wharfedale Museum Society
- 4 trustees
- Income £16k (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
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- www.grassingtonfolkmuseum.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£16k£5k
- 2024£13k£10k
- 2023£14k£12k
Earlier years
- 2022£12k£13k
- 2021£21k£10k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 67%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO MANAGE, MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP A MUSEUM IN THE GRASSINGTON AREA OF UPPER WHARFEDALE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(I) THE OWNERSHIP, PURCHASE AND/OR LEASE OF LAND AND/OR BUILDINGS FOR THE PURPOSES OF A MUSEUM AND THE MAINTENANCE AND REFURBISHMENT OF ANY SUCH LAND AND/OR BUILDINGS AS MAY BE NECESSARY FROM TIME TO TIME AND(II) THE COLLECTION, CONSERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF ARTEFACTS OF HISTORICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, INDUSTRIAL, SOCIAL AND LOCAL COMMUNITY INTEREST AS STATED IN THE CIO?S ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL POLICY ("THE COLLECTION") AND(III) THE ORGANISATION OF EVENTS RELEVANT TO THE PURSUANCE OF OBJECTS (I) AND (II).
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.
4 trustees on the board
- IAN Appleyard Chair since 2014
- Bruce Paul Wright since 2026
- Colin Wilkinson since 2018
- Elaine Rowena Clare LI.B since 1987
Trustees past 6 years
- IAN Appleyard Chair since 2014
- Colin Wilkinson since 2018
- Elaine Rowena Clare LI.B since 1987
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- IAN Appleyard Chair since 2014
- Bruce Paul Wright since 2026
- Colin Wilkinson since 2018
- Elaine Rowena Clare LI.B since 1987
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1156656
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 11 Apr 2014
- Contact on the register
- 01756753162 · uwmsoc@gmail.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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