Shire Hall (Dorchester) Trust

Registered charity 1163252 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Dorset

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7y median 7y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

13.7y

average years in governance

2 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Other services 1Property 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

Boards that share trustees

Gloucestershire County History Trust CIO 1 shared trustee
The Dorchester Civic Society 1 shared trustee

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Gloucestershire County History Trust CIO 1 shared trustee
The Dorchester Civic Society 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	shirehalldorset.org
Email	info@shirehalldorset.org
Phone	01305261849
Address	Shire Hall, High West Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 1UY

Finances

£227,772 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£421,483	£283,094
2022	£406,024	£353,707
2023	£363,552	£411,414
2024	£291,923	£413,121
2025	£227,772	£376,226

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF DORCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SHIRE HALL DORCHESTER FOR THE PROVISION OF A VISITOR CENTRE AND OTHER ASSOCIATED CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 21 Aug 2015 as amended on 07 Jun 2024

Trustees (4)

4trustees

78median age

1aged 70+

Dr Rose Wallis Chair since 2021
Ian Francois Bernard Goslingage 78 since 2017
Ines Lage since 2023
Thomas DE WIT MA since 2015

Connected charities (2)

The Dorchester Civic Society 1 shared trustee
Gloucestershire County History Trust CIO 1 shared trustee

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