The Crafts Study Centre

Registered charity 1179008 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.4y median 8y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

14.5y

average years in governance

7 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 10Education/training 10General Charitable Purposes 10

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 5Education 2Agriculture 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Open School East 1 shared trustee
Commonwork Trust 1 shared trustee
The Textile Society for the Study of the History, ART and Design of Textiles 1 shared trustee
The Irene Wellington Educational Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Textile Society for the Study of the History, ART and Design of Textiles 1 shared trustee
Open School East 1 shared trustee
The Irene Wellington Educational Trust 1 shared trustee
Commonwork Trust 1 shared trustee
Ilkley Choral Society Similar size; both Arts and culture
Kent Sinfonia Similar size; both Arts and culture

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.csc.uca.ac.uk
Email	craftscentre@uca.ac.uk
Phone	01252891450
Address	CRAFTS STUDY CENTRE, FALKNER ROAD, FARNHAM, GU9 7DS

Finances

£26,537 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£117,540	£0
2022	£29,886	£28,655
2023	£20,438	£9,597
2024	£21,303	£10,213
2025	£26,537	£22,930

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT CRAFT AND CRAFTSMANSHIP PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN POTTERY, WOOD, METAL, WOVEN OR PRINTED TEXTILES, FURNITURE AND EMBROIDERY (ETC)

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 02 Jul 2018

Trustees (10)

10trustees

66median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 10 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Nigel Edward Watesage 70 Chair since 2019
Alison Britton OBEage 78 since 2018
Andrew Renton since 2018
Deirdre Figueiredoage 61 since 2018
Dr Cherry Ann Knott FSA since 2018
Dr Paul Harper since 2018
Professor Emerita Lesley Anne Millar MBE since 2018
Professor Hedley Richard Roberts since 2023
Sarah Griffinage 58 since 2018
TIM Parry-Williams since 2018

Connected charities (4)

The Irene Wellington Educational Trust 1 shared trustee
The Textile Society for the Study of the History, ART and Design of Textiles 1 shared trustee
Commonwork Trust 1 shared trustee
Open School East 1 shared trustee

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