# THE JULIA MARGARET CAMERON TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1026339
- **Other names:** DIMBOLA LODGE, DIMBOLA LODGE MUSEUM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 21, 1993
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1026339


## Contact

- **Address:** DIMBOLA LODGE, TERRACE LANE, FRESHWATER BAY, ISLE OF WIGHT
- **Postcode:** PO40 9QE
- **Phone:** 07583078807
- **Email:** roger.simmonds7@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.dimbola.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (I) TO PROVIDE AT DIMBOLA LODGE, FRESHWATER IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT AN EDUCATIONAL CENTRE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE WORK OF JULIA MARGARET CAMERON AND THE HISTORY OF EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY, AND THE PRACTICE AND APPRECIATION OF MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ART.(II) TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORIC FRESHWATER CIRCLE AND CONSERVATION OF THE AREA KNOWN AS FRESHWATER MILE.(III) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE LINKS FROM JULIA MARGARET CAMERON&#x27;S TIME TO THE PRESENT DAY THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PHILOSOPHY REFLECTING THE RICH ARTISTIC, SOCIAL &amp; CULTURAL DIVERSITY ADHERENT BOTH DURING HER TIME ON THE ISLAND, AND IN SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES OCCURRING SINCE WITHIN WEST WIGHT.

**Activities:** Educate the public in the work of Julia Margaret Cameron, including the history of photography, and appreciation of modern photography as an artEncourage &amp; promote awareness &amp; knowledge of the historic Freshwater Circle &amp; conservation of the Tennyson MileAdvance education &amp; knowledge of the links from Julia Margaret Cameron&#x27;s time in the significant milestones occurring since within West Wight

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Isle Of Wight



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £135430 | £174390 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £122682 | £133232 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £122119 | £112060 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £159324 | £150757 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £234139 | £137742 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr BRIAN JOHN COLES HINTON MBE** (Chair)
- DAVID WHITE
- JOHN GIDDINGS
- Jennifer Osborne — appointed July 28, 2021
- ROGER SIMMONDS — appointed Oct. 4, 2011


