The FRY ART Gallery Society

Registered charity 1167717 CIO Registered since 2016

Operates: Essex

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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.

10 trustees on the board

7.1y median 9.5y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

13.6y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (1)

Gordon Ison Cummings since 2016

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 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.

Finance 3Arts and leisure 2Education 2

Gaps to watch

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

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

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incomespending£183k latest income

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Museums Essex 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Penrith Players Theatre Similar size; both Arts and culture
Oxted and Limpsfield Barn Theatre Company Limited Similar size; both Arts and culture
Crouch END Festival Chorus Similar size; both Arts and culture
People's Theatre Collective Ltd Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Hanover Band Foundation Similar size; both Arts and culture

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.fryartgallery.org
Email	info@fryartgallery.org
Phone	01799513779
Address	The Fry Art Gallery, 19A Castle Street, SAFFRON WALDEN, Essex, CB10 1BD

Finances

£183,415 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£328,351	£326,469
2022	£219,122	£443,753
2023	£146,282	£159,403
2024	£159,623	£133,724
2025	£183,415	£193,622

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Other Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE SOCIETY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS BY:(1) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE PREMISES AT BRIDGE END GARDENS CASTLE STREET SAFFRON WALDEN ESSEX ("THE FRY ART GALLERY") AND ELSEWHERE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EXHIBITIONS OF OIL PAINTINGS WATERCOLOURS PRINTS SCULPTURE WALLPAPERS WEAVING ILLUSTRATED BOOKS CERAMICS AND OTHER WORKS OF ART ("THE COLLECTION") OWNED BY THE NORTH WEST ESSEX COLLECTION TRUST ("THE COLLECTION TRUST") OR LOANED TO THE SOCIETY; AND(2) THE OWNERSHIP PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE AND USE OF THE FRY ART GALLERY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISPLAYING THE COLLECTION AND OTHER WORKS OF ART AND PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

Governing document: CIO - Association Registered 20 Jun 2016

Trustees (10)

10trustees

88median age

3aged 70+

Mark Edward Myersage band 65-69 Chair since 2026
Candida Ann Clark since 2023
Fanny Haine since 2016
Gordon Ison Cummingsage band 85-89 since 2016
Iris Gwendoline Weaver since 2016
Martin Harold Gruselleage band 85-89 since 2016
Nigel David Warwick Weaverage band 85-89 since 2016
Nicola Jane Stratton Tyler since 2019
Philip John Neale since 2017
Simon John Gough since 2024

Connected charities (1)

Museums Essex 1 shared trustee

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