Friends of the Higgins ART Gallery and Museum Bedford

Registered charity 802508 Registered since 1989

Operates: Central Bedfordshire, Bedford

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.2y median 5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

12.6y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

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

Commercial experience

Dormant 1Education 1Hospitality 1

Boards that share trustees

The Bedfordshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England 1 shared trustee
The Bedford Dramatic Club 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Bedford Dramatic Club 1 shared trustee
The Bedfordshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England 1 shared trustee
Charnwood Voices Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Lancaster and District Male Voice Choir Similar size; both Arts and culture
Dover Operatic and Dramatic Society Similar size; both Arts and culture
BH Community London Similar size; both Arts and culture

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.friendsofthehiggins.org
Email	richard@moon.co.uk
Phone	07748183080
Address	16 Amberley Gardens, BEDFORD, MK40 3BT

Finances

£9,779 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£6,401	£1,291
2022	£7,243	£6,702
2023	£8,393	£12,492
2024	£10,662	£4,936
2025	£9,779	£6,053

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE CECIL HIGGINS ART GALLERY AND TO PROMOTE ITS USE AND ENJOYMENT BY THE PUBLIC.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15/06/1989AS AMENDED ON 08/05/2012

Trustees (6)

6trustees

65median age

1aged 70+

Donald Gillett Chair
Martin Graham Christopherage 80 since 2021
Rex Elliott since 2025
Richard Moon since 2023
Rodney Calvert OBE since 2019
Sarah Flynnage 50 since 2021

Connected charities (2)

The Bedford Dramatic Club 1 shared trustee
The Bedfordshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England 1 shared trustee

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