Southwold Museum & Historical Society

Registered charity 1159790 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Suffolk

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

1.6y median 1y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.9y

average years in governance

11 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 12Arts/culture/heritage/science 11Environment/conservation/heritage 11Accommodation/housing 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Other services 1

Gaps to watch

Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Boards that share trustees

Southwold Sailors' Reading Room Association 1 shared trustee
The Rest (Otherwise Known AS Andrew Matthews' Almshouses) 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Southwold Sailors' Reading Room Association 1 shared trustee
The Rest (Otherwise Known AS Andrew Matthews' Almshouses) 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	southwoldmuseum.org
Email	curator@southwoldmuseum.org
Phone	01502 725600
Address	SOUTHWOLD MUSEUM, 9-11 Victoria Street, SOUTHWOLD, IP18 6HZ

Finances

£107,063 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£10,655	£9,331
2022	£18,064	£15,843
2023	£14,195	£13,471
2024	£286,000	£284,858
2025	£107,063	£103,565

What it does

What

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

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE:3.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN LOCAL HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SOUTHWOLD AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING LECTURES, EDUCATIONAL TRIPS AND BY PROMOTING RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS DESCRIBED AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.3.2 THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF A MUSEUM (HEREINAFTER “THE MUSEUM”) IN BUILDINGS LOCATED ON A SITE AT 9 -11 VICTORIA STREET, SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK IP18 6HZ FOR THE RECEPTION AND DISPLAY OF OBJECTS OF ANTIQUITY, CURIOSITY, RARITY OR LOCAL INTEREST.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED ON

Trustees (12)

12trustees

81median age

1aged 70+

John Richard Nickell-Lean TD Chair since 2024
Andrew Wallington-Smith since 2022
Barbara Badrick since 2025
Catherine Elizabeth Fox since 2026
Catherine Mary Schling since 2025
David Euan Murdoch since 2026
Josephine Diana Flunder since 2018
Miriam Wells since 2026
Professor Lawrence Neil Goldman since 2024
Richard Mallett since 2025
Stephen Wellsage 81 since 2026
Simon Piers Loftus since 2026

Connected charities (2)

The Rest (Otherwise Known AS Andrew Matthews' Almshouses) 1 shared trustee
Southwold Sailors' Reading Room Association 1 shared trustee

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