Registered charity · Hounslow
The Thomas Layton Collection
The Thomas Layton Collection is a registered charity (number 801711) based in Hounslow, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Prof. James Wisdom since 2012. Latest income £7k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as The Layton Memorial and Museum Trust (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £7k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Prof. James WisdomChair · since 2012
- Alexander James MarshallTrustee · since 2019
- Craig OwenTrustee · since 2026
- Howard SimmonsTrustee · since 2013
- Janet McnamaraTrustee
- JON CottonTrustee · since 2013
- Marcela Veronica BenedettiTrustee · since 2026
- Michael James Annear DennissTrustee · since 2026
- Richard Sidney RoweTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Hounslow
- Website
- www.thomaslayton.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1989
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7k£2k
- 2024£7k£4k
- 2023£7k£8k
Earlier years
- 2022£8k£4k
- 2021£4k£2k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLICE IN THE OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY, AND ARCHAEOLOGY AND SCIENCE BY THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF A COLLECTION OF OBJECTS, SPECIMENS, BOOKS AND PRINTS OF ANTIGUITY, NATURAL HISTORY, ART, ARCHAEOLOGY AND SCIENCE AND THE EXTENSION, ENHANCEMENT, CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SAID COLLECTION.
Grants received
2 grants · £105,400 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 Heritage Fund · £105,400 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage 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
- Prof. James Wisdom Chair since 2012
- Alexander James Marshall since 2019
- Craig Owen since 2026
- Howard Simmons since 2013
- Janet Mcnamara
- JON Cotton since 2013
- Marcela Veronica Benedetti since 2026
- Michael James Annear Denniss since 2026
- Richard Sidney Rowe since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Prof. James Wisdom Chair since 2012
- Alexander James Marshall since 2019
- Howard Simmons since 2013
- JON Cotton since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- JON Cotton since 2013
- Marcela Veronica Benedetti since 2026
- Michael James Annear Denniss since 2026
- Richard Sidney Rowe since 2026
Portfolio (5)
- Prof. James Wisdom Chair since 2012
- Alexander James Marshall since 2019
- Craig Owen since 2026
- Howard Simmons since 2013
- Janet Mcnamara
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.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 801711
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF THE 4TH OCTOBER 1985
- Contact on the register
- 02085832067 · info@thomaslayton.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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