The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Essex Shire Hall Trust

Registered charity 1204500 CIO Registered since 2023

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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7
trustees on the board
1y median 0y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
15.4y
average years in governance
4 vs 2 portfolio
first-time trustees
5
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Economic/community Development/employment 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Property 6Arts and leisure 4Health and social care 2

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Contact

Addressnot published

Finances

£38,359 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2024£0£0
2025£38,359£34,759

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

1. THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE HISTORIC GRADE 11* LISTED BUILDING KNOWN AS THE ‘SHIRE HALL, CHELMSFORD’ AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ITS HERITAGE AND THE HERITAGE OF CHELMSFORD AND THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PUBLIC DISPLAY AND EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS AND ARTWORK OF ARTISTIC MERIT AT THE SHIRE HALL, CHELMSFORD.3. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN CHELMSFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN THE WELFARE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Aug 2023

Trustees (7)

7trustees
76median age
4aged 70+
Succession outlook: 4 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

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