The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Registered charity 209302 Registered since 1963
Operates: Warwickshire
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Contact
| Website | www.shakespeare.org.uk |
| info@shakespeare.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01789201810 |
| Address | SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE TRUST, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, 38 HENLEY STREET, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, CV37 6QW |
Finances
£8,440,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £8,162,000 | £8,065,000 |
| 2021 | £3,181,000 | £6,076,000 |
| 2022 | £5,770,000 | £7,342,000 |
| 2023 | £8,733,000 | £9,072,000 |
| 2024 | £8,440,000 | £10,356,000 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
(1) TO PROMOTE IN EVERY PART OF THE WORLD THE APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF THE PLAYS AND OTHER WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AND THE GENERAL ADVANCEMENT OF SHAKESPEARIAN KNOWLEDGE; (2) TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE PROPERTIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION; (3) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION A MUSEUM AND A LIBRARY OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS RECORDS OF HISTORIC INTEREST, PICTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND OBJECTS OF ANTIQUITY WITH PARTICULAR BUT NO EXCLUSIVE REFERENCE TO WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, HIS LIFE, WORKS AND TIMES.
Governing document: SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE ETC., TRUST ACT, 1961.
Trustees (11)
- Viscountess Penelope Ann Cobham CBE Chair since 2017
- Ayub Khan MBE since 2021
- Deborah Jane Bakerage 50 since 2026
- Dr Michael Dobsonage 65 since 2021
- Indi Deolage 48 since 2026
- Kathryn GEE MBE since 2017
- Michael Alec Huggins since 2019
- Ottilie Thornhill since 2026
- Professor Lena Cowen Orlin since 2017
- Ralph Mitchell Bernard CBE since 2017
- Rebecca Ysabel Dobbs since 2017
Connected charities (4)
- Birmingham Repertory Theatre Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Handel House Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- Flute Theatre 1 shared trustee
- Shakespeare in Music 1 shared trustee
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