The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Barlow Collection

Registered charity 314290 Registered since 1968

Operates: Oxfordshire

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Board DNA

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4
trustees on the board
13.5y median 13.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
10.1y
average years in governance
1 vs 2 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Education/training 4Environment/conservation/heritage 2Accommodation/housing 1

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  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Contact

Websitewww.ashmolean.org
Emailshelagh.vainker@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Phone01865 278070
AddressUNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, BEAUMONT STREET, OXFORD, OX1 2PH

Finances

£106 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£0£0
2022£0£0
2023£0£0
2024£0£0
2025£106£1,087

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

A COLLECTION OF CHINESE PORCELAIN BRONZE AND JADE PIECES, THE TRUSTEES TO HOLD THE SAME FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM OF ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY (AS A DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD).

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 15/01/1968AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 15/02/2012

Trustees (4)

4trustees
0aged 70+

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