Registered charity · Bishop Auckland
11Arches
3.6 The Charity is a registered charity as defined under the Charities Act 2011 and the provisions of these Articles, including any references to charity, charitable purpose and public benefit shall be construed accordingly. In the event of any...
- 7 trustees
- Income £10m (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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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, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Durham
- Website
- www.elevenarches.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- 11Arches
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£10m£8.2m
- 2023£2.0m£4.8m
- 2022£11m£4.3m
Earlier years
- 2021£2.4m£4.2m
- 2020£3.5m£3.6m
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
3.6 The Charity is a registered charity as defined under the Charities Act 2011 and the provisions of these Articles, including any references to charity, charitable purpose and public benefit shall be construed accordingly. In the event of any ambiguity the interpretation of these Articles shall be in accordance with the Charity’s status as a registered charity.…4. OBJECTSThe objects of the Charity are specifically restricted to the following exclusively charitable purposes for the public benefit:4.1. To advance education for the public benefit by any or all of the following means:4.1.1. historical and heritage installations, exhibitions, immersive experiences, activities and productions and performing arts projects, including those that celebrate and promote the unique history of Bishop Auckland or England more widely, which increase knowledge, understanding and appreciation of matters of local, regional or national historic interest;4.1.2. conserving, caring for, breeding and raising public awareness of endangered or rare animals, including those of historical or environmental significance to Bishop Auckland or England more widely, and with characteristics worthy of preservation in the interests of public education;4.1.3. providing after-school and training programmes for children and young people that are designed to build skills and self-confidence;4.1.4. such other educational means as the Trustees may think fit from time to time.4.2. To advance community development for the public benefit by the promotion of volunteer programmes that encourage community wide involvement in the Charity’s historical and heritage installations, exhibitions, immersive experiences, activities, productions, its performing arts projects or its other educational activities.This Article 4 may not be amended without the prior written consent of the Commission if it would alter the Charity’s charitable purposes.
Grants received
1 grant · £5,000 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
- Point North · £5,000
Most recent
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Stephen Hall Chair since 2018
- Duncan Barrie since 2022
- Jonathan Garnier Ruffer since 2014
- Kevin Eld since 2018
- Louis Greig since 2015
- Lesley Fairclough since 2022
- Nicholas David White since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Stephen Hall Chair since 2018
- Jonathan Garnier Ruffer since 2014
- Kevin Eld since 2018
- Louis Greig since 2015
- Nicholas David White since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Stephen Hall Chair since 2018
- Duncan Barrie since 2022
- Kevin Eld since 2018
- Lesley Fairclough since 2022
- Nicholas David White since 2020
Portfolio (2)
- Jonathan Garnier Ruffer since 2014
- Louis Greig since 2015
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
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
10.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 0.0 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1159011
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/05/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28/10/2014 as amended on 19 Mar 2021 as amended on 07 Feb 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 09055646 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01388311813 · finance@elevenarches.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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