Registered charity (CIO) · Whitby
Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society
Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society is a registered charity (number 1171266) based in Whitby, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Dr David Rodwell-Cox since 2020. Latest income £379k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 10 trustees
- Income £379k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr David Rodwell-CoxChair · since 2020
- Colin Clifford Pyrah OBETrustee · since 2019
- Gregory Simon PipeTrustee · since 2022
- MRS A RobertsTrustee · since 2017
- MRS R SmithTrustee · since 2017
- Penny CockillTrustee · since 2022
- Robert Charles SmithTrustee · since 2022
- Robert Henry WilliamsTrustee · since 2023
- Sarah Margaret BoothTrustee · since 2018
- Susan MortonTrustee · since 2019
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
- Where
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- www.whitbymuseum.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£379k£395k
- 2024£305k£348k
- 2023£365k£314k
Earlier years
- 2022£243k£196k
- 2021£134k£171k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE INTERESTS OF SCIENCE, THE HUMANITIES AND LITERATURE BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM, A LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES AND BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS MAY BE PRACTICABLE.
Grants received
1 grant · £210,205 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £210,205
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Dr David Rodwell-Cox Chair since 2020
- Colin Clifford Pyrah OBE since 2019
- Gregory Simon Pipe since 2022
- MRS A Roberts since 2017
- MRS R Smith since 2017
- Penny Cockill since 2022
- Robert Charles Smith since 2022
- Robert Henry Williams since 2023
- Sarah Margaret Booth since 2018
- Susan Morton since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr David Rodwell-Cox Chair since 2020
- Colin Clifford Pyrah OBE since 2019
- MRS A Roberts since 2017
- MRS R Smith since 2017
- Sarah Margaret Booth since 2018
- Susan Morton since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Dr David Rodwell-Cox Chair since 2020
- Colin Clifford Pyrah OBE since 2019
- Gregory Simon Pipe since 2022
- Penny Cockill since 2022
- Robert Charles Smith since 2022
- Robert Henry Williams since 2023
- Sarah Margaret Booth since 2018
- Susan Morton since 2019
Portfolio (2)
- MRS A Roberts since 2017
- MRS R Smith since 2017
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1171266
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 24 Jan 2017 as amended on 29 Mar 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01947602908 · chair@whitbymuseum.org.uk
- 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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