The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Shaftesbury Abbey and Museum Preservation Trust Company Limited

Registered charity 293260 Registered since 1986

Operates: Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Board DNA

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9
trustees on the board
3.9y median 3y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
8.9y
average years in governance
7 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
9
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Religious Activities 9Environment/conservation/heritage 8Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 11Property 4Construction 2

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Contact

Websitewww.shaftesburyabbey.org.uk
EmailOFFICE@SHAFTESBURYABBEY.ORG.UK
Phone01747852910
AddressShaftesbury Abbey Museum, Shaftesbury Abbey, Park Walk, SHAFTESBURY, Dorset, SP7 8JR

Finances

£110,030 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£54,196£65,655
2021£70,702£67,691
2022£79,056£68,491
2023£63,615£62,347
2024£110,030£105,687

What it does

What

Religious ActivitiesEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF DORSET AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, THE LAND PROPERTY AND ANICENT REMAINS KNOWN AS SHAFTESBURY ABBEY, SHAFTESBURY, IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET AND TO MAINTAIN A MUSEUM FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISPLAYING FINDS FROM THE ABBEY SITE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASOCIATION INCORPORATED 25TH NOVEMBER 1985 as amended on 24 Jan 2019 as amended on 23 Apr 2024

Trustees (9)

9trustees
74median age
6aged 70+
Succession outlook: 6 of 9 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

Shaftesbury Abbey and Museum Preservation Trust Company Limited · 01964697 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 25/11/1985

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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