The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

The Wells Museum

Registered charity 1204396 CIO Registered since 2023

Operates: Somerset

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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.

7 trustees on the board

2y median 2y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
5.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

1
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 7Education/training 7Environment/conservation/heritage 5Accommodation/housing 1General Charitable Purposes 1

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

Education 1Health and social care 1Hospitality 1

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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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

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Contact

Websitehttps://www.wellsmuseum.org.uk
Emailadmin@wellsmuseum.org.uk
Phone01749673477
AddressWELLS MUSEUM, 8 CATHEDRAL GREEN, WELLS, BA5 2UE

Finances

£79,992 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2024£540,425£110,431
2025£79,992£118,439

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM IN THE CITY OF WELLS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Aug 2023

Trustees (7)

7trustees
79median age
1aged 70+

Connected charities (7)

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