Friends of Whitby Abbey

Registered charity 701566 Registered since 1989

Operates: North Yorkshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.2y median 7y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.3y

average years in governance

5 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

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

Commercial experience

Tech and media 5Transport 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Whitby Civic Society 1 shared trustee
Whitby Buildings Preservation Trust 1 shared trustee
Whitby United Charities 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Whitby Civic Society 1 shared trustee
Whitby Buildings Preservation Trust 1 shared trustee
Whitby United Charities 1 shared trustee
Ulceby Churchyard (Faulding) Trust Similar size; both Environment
Stanton Millennium Trust Similar size; both Environment
Sidestrand Reading Room 21 Similar size; both Environment

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Contact

Website	www.whitbyabbeyfriends.org.uk
Email	n.swannick@btinternet.com
Phone	07771934353
Address	29 Anchorage Way, WHITBY, North Yorkshire, YO21 1NU

Finances

£1,077 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£732	£127
2022	£827	£1,249
2023	£1,083	£243
2024	£957	£755
2025	£1,077	£532

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WHITBY ABBEY BY: 1. THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, EXPLORATION, INTERPRETATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE ABBEY LANDS AND BUILDINGS IN ALL WAYS CONSISTENT WITH ITS HISTORY AND CHRISTIAN PURPOSES INCLUDING THE BUILDING AND MANAGEMENT OF VISITOR FACILITIES AND SERVICES. 2. USE OF THE ABBEY AS A SITE OF CHRISTIAN HERITAGE FOR BOTH LAY VISITORS AND PILGRIMS. 3. THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF THE SITE THROUGH RESPONSIBLE BODIES.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 APRIL 1989

Trustees (6)

6trustees

68median age

2aged 70+

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

Anne Hornigoldage 70 Chair since 2022
Ann Lesley Coulterage 68 since 2017
MR Stuart Tonnar
Neil Russell Swannickage 75 since 2019
Rev Michael George Gobbettage 62 since 2016
Sarah Leanne Douglasage 33 since 2025

Linked company (Companies House)

Friends of Whitby Abbey · 02374902 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 24/04/1989

Connected charities (3)

Whitby Civic Society 1 shared trustee
Whitby Buildings Preservation Trust 1 shared trustee
Whitby United Charities 1 shared trustee

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