Registered charity · Shropshire
The Friends of Shrewsbury Museum and ART Gallery
The Friends of Shrewsbury Museum and ART Gallery is a registered charity (number 513417) based in Shropshire, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by John Benbow since 2020. Latest income £12k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Friends of Shrewsbury's Museums (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £12k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Shropshire
- Website
- friendsofshrewsburymuseum.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1983
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£12k£7k
- 2024£15k£32k
- 2023£16k£9k
Earlier years
- 2022£18k£16k
- 2021£7k£3k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY ADMINISTERED BY BY SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL MUSEUM SERVICES
Grants received
2 grants · £9,700 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 Community Fund · £9,500
- The Headley Trust · £200
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community 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
- John Benbow Chair since 2020
- Bernie Garbett since 2015
- Jane Trethewey since 2025
- Katherine Degg since 2021
- Margaret Jane Thorpe
- Maureen Formby since 2019
- Maurice Headon since 2018
- Patricia Lowe since 2016
- Philip Bentley since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- John Benbow Chair since 2020
- Bernie Garbett since 2015
- Maureen Formby since 2019
- Maurice Headon since 2018
- Patricia Lowe since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- John Benbow Chair since 2020
- Bernie Garbett since 2015
- Jane Trethewey since 2025
- Katherine Degg since 2021
- Margaret Jane Thorpe
- Maureen Formby since 2019
- Maurice Headon since 2018
- Patricia Lowe since 2016
- Philip Bentley since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 513417
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07/12/1982AS AMENDED ON 20/05/2004AS AMENDED ON 19/05/2011AS AMENDED ON 15/04/2014 as amended on 29 Sep 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01952253443 · john_benbow@talk21.com
- 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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