Registered charity · Plymouth
The Plymouth Athenaeum
- 7 trustees
- Income £29k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Plymouth City
- Website
- www.plymouthathenaeum.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Plymouth Athenaeum
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£29k£53k
- 2024£100k£107k
- 2023£78k£109k
Earlier years
- 2022£23k£75k
- 2021£53k£32k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 37%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE CULTIVATION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, TO ENCOURAGE HABITS OF RESEARCH, AND TO AFFORD OPPORTUNITIES TO PERSONS OF VARIOUS PURSUITS TO STUDY AND DISCUSS WITH EACH OTHER ANY SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR ARTISTIC SUBJECT.
Board analysis
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
- William Telford Chair since 2015
- Dr Patrick George Holden since 2017
- Ian Manning since 2010
- John Nicholas Hutchins since 2017
- Joy Shirley Pengilley since 2020
- Monica Ann Tully since 2018
- Roy Brian Keith Hexter since 2010
Trustees past 6 years
- William Telford Chair since 2015
- Dr Patrick George Holden since 2017
- Ian Manning since 2010
- John Nicholas Hutchins since 2017
- Joy Shirley Pengilley since 2020
- Monica Ann Tully since 2018
- Roy Brian Keith Hexter since 2010
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- William Telford Chair since 2015
- Dr Patrick George Holden since 2017
- Ian Manning since 2010
- John Nicholas Hutchins since 2017
- Joy Shirley Pengilley since 2020
- Monica Ann Tully since 2018
- Roy Brian Keith Hexter since 2010
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 216963
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 APRIL 1884 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 21 DECEMBER 1961.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03 SEP 2018 as amended on 04 Dec 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 00019639 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01752266079 · info@plymouthathenaeum.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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