The Friends of the Ipswich Museums

Registered charity 1184000 CIO Registered since 2019

Operates: Suffolk

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.9y median 7y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

15.7y

average years in governance

6 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Amateur Sport 1Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Disability 1Education/training 1Other Charitable Purposes 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 4Health and social care 2Education 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Colchester Museums Development Foundation 1 shared trustee
Stepps 1 shared trustee

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Colchester Museums Development Foundation 1 shared trustee
Stepps 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.friendsofipswichmuseums.org.uk
Email	contact@foim.org.uk
Phone	01473433554
Address	Ipswich Museum, High Street, IPSWICH, IP1 3QH

Finances

£211,185 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£15,999	£14,914
2021	£16,825	£25,423
2022	£186,051	£182,190
2023	£33,745	£22,973
2024	£211,185	£243,490

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Other FinanceProvides Services

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING, SUPPORTING, ASSISTING AND IMPROVING THE IPSWICH MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES THROUGH THE ACTIVITY OF A GROUP OF FRIENDS WHICH WILL:(1) SUPPORT PRESERVATION, PRESENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLECTIONS OF THE IPSWICH MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES IN CO-OPERATION WITH ITS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF;(2) PROMOTE AWARENESS OF AND STIMULATE INTEREST IN THE IPSWICH MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Jun 2019

Trustees (7)

7trustees

81median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Richard Wilson Chair since 2019
Andrew Sewell since 2019
Christopher Strangage 78 since 2020
Denise Fiennesage 81 since 2019
Erica Burrows since 2019
Jean Attenborrow since 2019
Sheila Brooksage 88 since 2019

Connected charities (2)

Colchester Museums Development Foundation 1 shared trustee
Stepps 1 shared trustee

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