The Cook Museum Trust

Registered charity 517546 Registered since 1986

Operates: North Yorkshire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

2.2y median 1.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.1y

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7Environment/conservation/heritage 6General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 2Other services 2Business services 1

Boards that share trustees

The Friends of NO 11(F) Group Operations Rooms 1 shared trustee
Leeds Culture Trust 1 shared trustee
The Polish AIR Force Memorial Committee 1 shared trustee
Whitby Buildings Preservation Trust 1 shared trustee
RAF Northolt Heritage Charitable Foundation 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Friends of NO 11(F) Group Operations Rooms 1 shared trustee
Normanby Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Leeds Culture Trust 1 shared trustee
The Polish AIR Force Memorial Committee 1 shared trustee
Whitby Buildings Preservation Trust 1 shared trustee
RAF Northolt Heritage Charitable Foundation 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.cookmuseumwhitby.co.uk
Email	info@cookmuseumwhitby.co.uk
Phone	01947601900
Address	Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Grape Lane, WHITBY, North Yorkshire, YO22 4BA

Finances

£212,426 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£217,958	£161,877
2022	£203,528	£190,313
2023	£222,782	£219,298
2024	£317,689	£305,723
2025	£212,426	£236,757

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING A MUSEUM IN JOHN WALKER'S HOUSE GRAPE LANE, WHITBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE DEVOTED TO THE DISPLAY OF ITEMS RELATING TO LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENT OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 16 APRIL 1986. as amended on 27 May 2025

Trustees (7)

7trustees

73median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

MR R Kornickiage 73 Chair
David Rodwell-Cox since 2024
John Adrian Gordon Latimerage 81 since 2020
Lady Peronel Katherine Cruz
Miss B Woroncow
Matthew Hollandage 59 since 2026
Prof. Simon Ditchfield since 2025

Connected charities (6)

Normanby Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The Friends of NO 11(F) Group Operations Rooms 1 shared trustee
The Polish AIR Force Memorial Committee 1 shared trustee
RAF Northolt Heritage Charitable Foundation 1 shared trustee
Leeds Culture Trust 1 shared trustee
Whitby Buildings Preservation Trust 1 shared trustee

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