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Registered charity (CIO) · Sherborne

Sherborne Museum

Sherborne Museum is a registered charity (number 1176535) based in Sherborne, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Luke Russell Mouland since 2018. Latest income £62k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £62k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Dorset
Website
www.sherbornemuseum.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£62k£76k
  • 2024£47k£65k
  • 2023£59k£74k
Earlier years
  • 2022£37k£62k
  • 2021£18k£47k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SHERBORNE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, ITS HERITAGE, NATURAL HISTORY AND CULTURE;2.TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AT THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE ABBEY GATEHOUSE IN CHURCH LANE, SHERBORNE OR SUCH OTHER BUILDINGS, AND IN PURSUIT OF THAT OBJECT:TO COLLECT, BORROW AND LOAN COLLECTIONS RELATING TO THE AREA;TO MANAGE, DOCUMENT, CONSERVE AND SAFEGUARD THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND HOLDINGS;TO EXHIBIT, INTERPRET AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND HOLDINGS;TO PROVIDE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC;TO PROVIDE EXHIBITIONS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EVENTS BOTH ON- AND OFF-SITE;TO RESEARCH, PROMOTE AND PUBLISH STUDIES OF THE AREA.3.TO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE.

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.

6 trustees on the board

3.5y median 2y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

3.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

0
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 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£47k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1176535
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Jan 2018 as amended on 14 Jul 2026
Contact on the register
01935812252 · info@sherbornemuseum.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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