The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Food Museum

Registered charity 293033 Registered since 1985

Operates: Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk

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Board DNA

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14
trustees on the board
4.8y median 5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
7
trustees past 6 years
10.4y
average years in governance
12 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
14
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 14Education/training 14Arts/culture/heritage/science 12Economic/community Development/employment 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 19Education 4Other services 3

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  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Websitewww.foodmuseum.org.uk
Emailcontact@foodmuseum.org.uk
Phone01449612229
AddressThe Food Museum, Crowe Street, STOWMARKET, Suffolk, IP14 1DL

Finances

£2,062,815 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£796,544£682,175
2022£1,628,837£1,414,113
2023£1,332,141£1,310,217
2024£1,739,192£1,245,389
2025£2,062,815£1,681,730

What it does

What

Education/trainingDisabilityArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentRecreation

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

To advance the education of the public in the area of East Anglia in its social, cultural, industrial and technological heritage, as well as on health and wellbeing and nature and the environment, by the provision of a Museum that connects the people with where food comes from and the impact of our food choices: past, present and future.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/04/1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/08/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22/12/2008 as amended on 11 Mar 2022 as amended on 11 Mar 2022 as amended on 18 Jul 2022 as amended on 20 Oct 2023

Trustees (14)

14trustees
64median age
5aged 70+
Succession outlook: 5 of 14 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

The Food Museum LTD · 01819676 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 25/05/1984

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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