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Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1018947
Status
Registered
Registered
March 19, 1993
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
7 SOUTH BRINK
WISBECH
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
PE13 1JE

Contact

Activities

The Trust owns and maintains Octavia Hill's Birthplace House in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, a Grade II* Listed Georgian Building which contains exhibits, displays and archives of the life and work of Octavia Hill (1838 - 1912).Within the Birthplace House there are two cottages containing three Incubator Office Units, a Tearoom, and Shop which are leased to and operated by Octavia Hill Trading Ltd.

Objects: To Educate The Public About The Life And Works Of Octavia Hill By The Establishment And Maintenance Of A Public Museum And The Undertaking Of Exhibitions In Such A Manner As The Trustees Shall Think Fit.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cambridgeshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
April 5, 2025 £27,619 £60,936 PDF
April 5, 2024 £32,751 £27,514 PDF
April 5, 2023 £14,420 £88,684
April 5, 2022 £5,857 £81,521
April 5, 2021 £57,557 £70,886 PDF

Trustees

Name Appointed
Colonel Mark Knight MBE DL (Chair) July 11, 2022
David Sean Denson April 8, 2024
Ian Groome July 26, 2018
Pamela Margaret Williams July 9, 2015
Richard Symond Gyles Barnwell
Sheila Mary Jackman MBE