# THE WYE RURAL MUSEUM TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1055879
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** June 5, 1996
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1055879


## Contact

- **Address:** Brook Rural Museum, The Street, Brook, ASHFORD, Kent
- **Postcode:** TN25 5PF
- **Phone:** 01233750415
- **Email:** enquiries@brookruralmuseum.org.uk
- **Website:** www.brookruralmuseum.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES. 2. IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KENT A) THE PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE HISTORICAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MUSEUMS OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL LIFE B) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY 1) THE PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENT OF ANY BUILDING OF BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECHTURAL INTEREST 2) THE CONSERVATION OF NUTURAL FEATURES OF THE LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY AND CHARACTER OF THE AREA 3) THE FURTHERANCE OF GENERAL EDUCATIONAL RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL AMENITIES 4) THE STIMULATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE HISTORY CHARACTER BEAUTY AND WILDLIFE OF THE AREA

**Activities:** The Trust owns and runs  Brook Rural Museum.  The Museum is housed in a magnificent 14th century barn and an important early 19th century oast house,  and is devoted to an important collection of objects relating to the agriculture of Kent.  Most of the collection relates to the period when animals provided the main source of power for farm work.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £37249 | £77928 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £125553 | £85011 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £55222 | £37098 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £17501 | £21018 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £25659 | £11912 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr JOHN NIGHTINGALE** (Chair)
- Caroline Knight — appointed March 9, 2020
- Dr JEREMY CLARKE
- Dr John Bulaitis — appointed Oct. 5, 2015
- Dr Sheila Mary Sweetinburgh
- John Tomkins — appointed July 16, 2018
- Julie Martin — appointed July 1, 2023
- Michael James West — appointed Oct. 10, 2022
- PROFESSOR PAUL WEBSTER
- Rebecca Nash — appointed April 23, 2024
- Robert Masters — appointed June 1, 2024
- Sir George Jessel DL
- THE RT HON SIR JOHN FRANK MUMMERY BCLHON LLD