Registered charity · Bristol
Thornbury and District Heritage Trust
Thornbury and District Heritage Trust is a registered charity (number 296345) based in Bristol, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £25k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Thornbury and District Museum (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £25k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- www.thornburymuseum.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Thornbury and District Heritage Trust
- Registered
- 1987
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£25k£6k
- 2024£32k£26k
- 2023£32k£18k
Earlier years
- 2022£32k£12k
- 2021£17k£7k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 76%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE DISTRICT OF NORTHAVON IN THE COUNTY OF AVON AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE BY THE PROVISION AT THORNBURY IN THE DISTRICT OF NORTHAVON IN THE COUNTY OF AVON AND ELSEWHERE OF A MUSEUM.
Grants received
3 grants · £27,058 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £24,258 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,800
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Aaron Forest Girdlestone since 2023
- David Thomas since 2013
- Jane Marks since 2023
- Martin Elton since 2013
- MRS J Newley
- MRS M M Wise
- MRS P D Montgomery
- Mr J M Shepherd since 2014
- Stanley Michael Morrissey since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- David Thomas since 2013
- Martin Elton since 2013
- Mr J M Shepherd since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Aaron Forest Girdlestone since 2023
- David Thomas since 2013
- Jane Marks since 2023
- Martin Elton since 2013
- MRS J Newley
- MRS M M Wise
- MRS P D Montgomery
- Mr J M Shepherd since 2014
- Stanley Michael Morrissey since 2021
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.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 296345
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 6TH JANUARY 1987
- Companies House
- Company number 02087293 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01454857774 · enquiries@thornburymuseum.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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