The Tramcar Sponsorship Organisation

Registered charity 518466 Registered since 1987

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

10y median 12y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

15y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 6Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 3Retail and trade 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

The Tramway Museum Society 1 shared trustee

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The Tramway Museum Society 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Email	brent.higham@outlook.com
Phone	01257426808
Address	2 Mayflower Cottages, Standish, Wigan, WN1 2UR

Finances

£54,740 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£41,857	£65,528
2022	£35,262	£39,398
2023	£41,692	£17,648
2024	£69,405	£62,178
2025	£54,740	£157,126

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO ACQUIRE, RESTORE, REPAIR AND HOUSE TRAMCARS AND TRAMCAR BODIES, TRAMCAR TRUCKS AND TRAMWAY EQUIPMENT AND TO TRANSFER THE SAME TO THE TRAMWAY MUSEUM SOCIETY (WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL INCLUDE ANY BODY OR ORGANISATION WHICH FOR THE TIME BEING SHALL BE CARRYING ON SUBSTANTIALLY THE WORK AND HOLDING SUBSTANTIALLY THE ASSETS OF THE TRAMWAY MUSEUM SOCIETY) FOR PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION.

Governing document: RULES ADOPTED 26/10/1980AS AMENDED ON 13/01/1987AS AMENDED ON 24/10/1987AS AMENDED ON 06/07/1996AS AMENDED ON 28/06/2003AS AMENDED ON 19/07/2014 as amended on 24 Nov 2023

Trustees (6)

6trustees

74median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 6 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Michael Brent Higham Chair since 2013
Colin Heatonage 74 since 2019
Francis Alfred Bagshaw since 2014
Malcolm Charles Wrightage 80
Peter John Whiteleyage 64 since 2014
Philip Russel Burgin since 2020

Connected charities (1)

The Tramway Museum Society 1 shared trustee

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