Friends of Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
Registered charity 276777 Registered since 1978
Operates: Bristol City
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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.
10 trustees on the board
- SUE Thurlow Chair
- Carol Lear since 2018
- Clive Burlton since 2017
- Katherine Martin since 2014
- Mary Bailey since 2020
- Raymond Barnett since 2024
- Richard Maurice Avery since 2020
- Robert Stephen John Sparks since 2023
- Susan Hibberd since 2021
- Toby Pinn since 2018
6.6y median 6y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Carol Lear since 2018
- Clive Burlton since 2017
- Katherine Martin since 2014
- Toby Pinn since 2018
9.7y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- SUE Thurlow Chair
- Carol Lear since 2018
- Clive Burlton since 2017
- Katherine Martin since 2014
- Mary Bailey since 2020
- Raymond Barnett since 2024
- Robert Stephen John Sparks since 2023
- Susan Hibberd since 2021
- Toby Pinn since 2018
Portfolio (1)
- Richard Maurice Avery since 2020
3
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 10Education/training 10Environment/conservation/heritage 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.
Health and social care 2Business services 1Education 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£165k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
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
- Bristol Vintage BUS Group 1 shared trustee
- West Wilts Child Contact Centre 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Ratby CO-Operative Band Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Novo Theatre Ltd Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Second Wave - Centre for Youth Arts Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Jazz Umbrella Similar size; both Arts and culture
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.friendsofbmga.org.uk |
| secretary@friendsofbmga.org.uk | |
| Phone | 0117 922 3571 |
| Address | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL, CITY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY, QUEENS ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 1RL |
Finances
£165,207 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £73,977 | £68,705 |
| 2022 | £91,793 | £44,873 |
| 2023 | £47,710 | £86,388 |
| 2024 | £249,298 | £81,229 |
| 2025 | £165,207 | £80,473 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesCharitable objects
THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVING OF THE BRISTOL CITY MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES THROUGH THE ACTIVITY OF A GROUP OF SUPPORTERS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE GOVERNING DOCUMENT)
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11/10/1978AS AMENDED ON 25/09/2007AS AMENDED ON 28/09/2010
Trustees (10)
10trustees
77median age
1aged 70+
- SUE Thurlowage band 60-64 Chair
- Carol Lear since 2018
- Clive Burlton since 2017
- Katherine Martin since 2014
- Mary Bailey since 2020
- Raymond Barnettage band 85-89 since 2024
- Richard Maurice Avery since 2020
- Robert Stephen John Sparks since 2023
- Susan Hibberd since 2021
- Toby Pinn since 2018
Connected charities (2)
- West Wilts Child Contact Centre 1 shared trustee
- Bristol Vintage BUS Group 1 shared trustee
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