Registered charity · Montgomery
Montgomery Civic Society
Montgomery Civic Society is a registered charity (number 508761) based in Montgomery, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Eric Brian Fairbrother. Latest income £8k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Old Bell Museum (Charity Commission)
- 10 trustees
- Income £8k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Eric Brian FairbrotherChair
- David Wynn ThomasTrustee · since 2019
- Deborah Anne SimmondsTrustee · since 2021
- Elaine WebsterTrustee · since 2025
- Gwilym Henry StephensonTrustee · since 2023
- Jamie BurtTrustee · since 2021
- John DaviesTrustee · since 2011
- Mary BunnerTrustee
- Philip Heber HumphreysTrustee
- Wendy Christine BeavenTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Website
- www.oldbellmuseum.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1979
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£8k£9k
- 2024£10k£9k
- 2023£19k£6k
Earlier years
- 2022£11k£8k
- 2021£3k£9k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 57%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWINGPURPOSES IN THE AREA COMPRISING THE CIVIL PARISH OF MONTGOMERY, WHICHAREA SHALL HEREAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS "THE AREA OF BENEFIT "1. TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN ORAFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE GEOGRAPHY,HISTORY,NATURAL HISTORY ANDARCHITECTURE OF THE LOCAL AREA BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM.3.TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION,PROTECTION,DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OFFEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Grants received
3 grants · £7,129 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 · £7,129 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage 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.
10 trustees on the board
- Eric Brian Fairbrother Chair
- Deborah Anne Simmonds since 2021
- Elaine Webster since 2025
- Gwilym Henry Stephenson since 2023
- John Davies since 2011
- Jamie Burt since 2021
- Mary Bunner
- Philip Heber Humphreys
- David Wynn Thomas since 2019
- Wendy Christine Beaven since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- John Davies since 2011
- David Wynn Thomas since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Eric Brian Fairbrother Chair
- Deborah Anne Simmonds since 2021
- Elaine Webster since 2025
- Gwilym Henry Stephenson since 2023
- John Davies since 2011
- Jamie Burt since 2021
- Mary Bunner
- Wendy Christine Beaven since 2021
Portfolio (2)
- Philip Heber Humphreys
- David Wynn Thomas since 2019
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
- 508761
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 MAY 1979AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 30 NOV 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01686 669940 · curator@oldbellmuseum.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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