Friends of Whitby Abbey
Registered charity 701566 Registered since 1989
Operates: North Yorkshire
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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.
6 trustees on the board
- Anne Hornigold Chair since 2022
- Ann Lesley Coulter since 2017
- MR Stuart Tonnar
- Neil Russell Swannick since 2019
- Rev Michael George Gobbett since 2016
- Sarah Leanne Douglas since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Ann Lesley Coulter since 2017
- Neil Russell Swannick since 2019
- Rev Michael George Gobbett since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Anne Hornigold Chair since 2022
- Ann Lesley Coulter since 2017
- MR Stuart Tonnar
- Rev Michael George Gobbett since 2016
- Sarah Leanne Douglas since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Neil Russell Swannick 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Whitby Civic Society 1 shared trustee
- Whitby Buildings Preservation Trust 1 shared trustee
- Whitby United Charities 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Ulceby Churchyard (Faulding) Trust Similar size; both Environment
- Stanton Millennium Trust Similar size; both Environment
- Sidestrand Reading Room 21 Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.whitbyabbeyfriends.org.uk |
| 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/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable 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)
- Anne Hornigoldage band 70-74 Chair since 2022
- Ann Lesley Coulterage band 65-69 since 2017
- MR Stuart Tonnar
- Neil Russell Swannickage band 75-79 since 2019
- Rev Michael George Gobbettage band 60-64 since 2016
- Sarah Leanne Douglasage band 30-34 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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