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Nottingham Castle Trust

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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage and 3 more
Where
Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire
Website
www.nottinghamcastletrust.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022--
  • 2021£396k£731k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 65%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT: (I) NOTTINGHAM CASTLE, ITS OCCUPIERS, THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD AND THEIR PLACE IN NOTTINGHAM’S AND GREAT BRITAIN’S HISTORY; (II) THE HISTORY, UTILISATION AND GEOLOGY OF THE CAVES AT NOTTINGHAM CASTLE AND NOTTINGHAM GENERALLY, INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CAVES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOTTINGHAM; AND (III) THE HISTORY OF THE WIDER CASTLE SITE INCLUDING BREWHOUSE YARD AND THOSE WHO LIVED OUTSIDE THE CASTLE WALLS. 2 TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN MUSEUM(S), ART GALLERY/GALLERIES AND COLLECTIONS OF ARTISTIC, HISTORIC, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL INTEREST. 3 TO PRESERVE, RESTORE OR ENHANCE THE BUILDING KNOWN AS NOTTINGHAM CASTLE TOGETHER WITH ITS ANCILLARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE CAVES AND CURTILAGE AS A PLACE OF HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL AND NATURAL BEAUTY.

Grants received

3 grants · £542,773 total

360Giving 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 · £249,900
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £202,883
  • John Ellerman Foundation · £89,990

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £202,8832022-03-16
  • John Ellerman Foundation £89,9902021-05-27
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £249,9002021-04-01
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.

5 trustees on the board

6.6y median 8y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

17.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

5
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 5Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 3Tech and media 3Business services 2

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.

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Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1177745
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 NOV 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 MAR 2018 as amended on 17 Oct 2018
Contact on the register
0115 8761450 · enquiries@nottinghamcastletrust.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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