The Barbican Centre Trust Limited

Registered charity 294282 Registered since 1986

Operates: Throughout London

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

3.4y median 4y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

21.2y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Education/training 5

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 17Education 6Business services 5

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Contact

Website	www.barbican.org.uk
Email	development@barbican.org.uk
Phone	02078702500
Address	Barbican Centre, Barbican Arts and Conferences, Silk Street, Barbican, LONDON, EC2Y 8DS

Finances

£2,662,523 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,119,410	£1,079,979
2022	£1,616,793	£1,137,056
2023	£1,440,876	£1,497,635
2024	£1,333,959	£1,573,717
2025	£2,662,523	£1,830,798

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

To support, promote and encourage people in London, the United Kingdom and globally to discover and appreciate the arts through:(i) artistic, cultural and educational activities generally;(ii) artistic, cultural and educational programmes and activities run by the Barbican Centre; and (iii) the maintenance and development of the Barbican Centre as a centre of the arts, culture and education, in each case to the extent that such support, promotion and encouragement is of a charitable nature.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 NOVEMBER 1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 30 SEPTEMBER 2009 as amended on 07 Dec 2023 as amended on 07 Dec 2023

Trustees (5)

5trustees

61median age

0aged 70+

Abigail Pogsonage 51 since 2026
Ann Kenrickage 68 since 2022
Robert Alan Glick OBEage 60 since 2021
Sian Eleri Westermanage 63 since 2022
Sir William Anthony Bowater Russellage 61 since 2022

Linked company (Companies House)

Barbican Centre Trust Limited(the) · 01962950 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 21/11/1985

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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