# SOMERSET HOUSE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1063640
- **Other names:** SOMERSET HOUSE LIMITED, SOMERSET HOUSE TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 29, 1997
- **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=1063640


## Contact

- **Address:** Somerset House Trust, Somerset House, Strand, LONDON
- **Postcode:** WC2R 1LA
- **Phone:** 02078454670
- **Email:** CoSec@somersethouse.org.uk
- **Website:** www.somersethouse.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** The objects of the Charity are for the public benefit:a. To advance education particularly (but not exclusively) with reference to the arts and culture and by the provision of a centre for the arts and culture in Somerset House in London;b. To advance the arts and culture particularly (but not exclusively) through the promotion, production and encouragement of all art forms, facilitating and increasing access to and participation in all art forms, both generally and for underrepresented groups; and c. To preserve, restore, maintain, improve and facilitate public access to the historic building known as Somerset House in London WC2 as an example of English national heritage.

**Activities:** Somerset House Trust was established in 1997 to enhance the education of the public by the provision of a centre for the arts and to maintain the buildings for the benefit of the local and international community as an example of English national heritage. At its heart lies a creative community of innovative businesses and social enterprises which contribute to the vibrancy and energy of the site.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £25257000 | £27033000 | £78338000 | 125 |
| March 31, 2024 | £25510000 | £24933000 | £80114000 | 114 |
| March 31, 2023 | £21187000 | £22555000 | £79537000 | 108 |
| March 31, 2022 | £16954000 | £17701000 | £80905000 | 83 |
| March 31, 2021 | £11948000 | £12594000 | £81652000 | 84 |



## Trustees

- **Baroness Gail Ruth Rebuck** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Alan Leibowitz — appointed Feb. 27, 2025
- Alix Burge — appointed March 18, 2020
- Dawid Konotey-Adadey KONOTEY-AHULU — appointed Dec. 7, 2022
- Elliott John Linger — appointed Jan. 24, 2024
- Harry Matovu — appointed Feb. 27, 2025
- Helen Protheroe — appointed Sept. 25, 2024
- Jennifer Duvalier — appointed Dec. 7, 2022
- Jessica Emily Tamsedge — appointed Sept. 27, 2023
- Jonathan Edward Newhouse — appointed March 18, 2020
- Martine Lesley D'Anglejan-Chatillon — appointed June 12, 2019
- Paul Jonathan Goswell — appointed July 3, 2017
- Peter Wodehouse Williams — appointed Sept. 27, 2023
- Sophie Turner Laing — appointed Jan. 1, 2022