# THE FORUM TRUST LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1074619
- **Other names:** NORFOLK AND NORWICH MILLENNIUM COMPANY LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 10, 1999
- **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=1074619


## Contact

- **Address:** THE FORUM TRUST LTD, THE FORUM, MILLENNIUM PLAIN, NORWICH
- **Postcode:** NR2 1TF
- **Phone:** 01603 727950
- **Email:** info@theforumnorwich.co.uk
- **Website:** www.theforumnorwich.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR STUDY, LEARNING AND TRAINING BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MILLENNIUM LIBRARY AND OTHER LIBRARIES AND OUTREACH FACILITIES, BY THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF CHARITABLE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN OR PROVIDED AT THE MILLENNIUM BUILDING BY THE CHARITY AND BY THE BUILDING'S OTHER OCCUPIERS AND BY THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ART GALLERIES, MUSEUMS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR RESOURCES FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MILLENNIUM BUILDING IN NORWICH WHICH SHALL INCLUDE: (1) THE MILLENNIUM LIBRARY REFERRED TO ABOVE (11) A LEARNING CENTRE PROVIDING TRAINING, ADVISORY AND INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORWICH, NORFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (111) A HERITAGE ATTRACTION PRESENTING THE HISTORY OF NORWICH, NORFOLK AND THE REGION INCORPORATED WITH A TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE INTO A VISITOR CENTRE (IV) A MULTI MEDIA AUDITORIUM DESIGNED FOR EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PURPOSES (V) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICES, WHICH THE CHARITY MAY PROMOTE AND DEVELOP (B) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF NORFOLK AND NORWICH INCLUDING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MILLENNIUM BUILDING: (1) A COVERED FORUM OR CIVIC MEETING PLACE (11) AN EXTERNAL PUBLIC SQUARE (C) ANY OTHER SIMILAR CHARITABLE OBJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF NORFOLK AND NORWICH AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT.

**Activities:** Management of the landmark Forum building. Staging of events for the public as well as being a venue for other organisations to put on exhibitions and events with a focus on science, technology, learning and community.

**Area of benefit:** NORWICH, NORFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Norfolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3677417 | £4853767 | £24495896 | 50 |
| March 31, 2024 | £3526169 | £4430198 | £25482246 | 44 |
| March 31, 2023 | £3424817 | £4124483 | £26386275 | 43 |
| March 31, 2022 | £3056671 | £3730010 | £27085941 | 42 |
| March 31, 2021 | £2154939 | £3381477 | £27254417 | 44 |



## Trustees

- **JOHN ANTHONY FRY** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 2015
- ANDREW JONATHAN BARNES — appointed July 10, 2017
- Benjamin Stopher — appointed March 4, 2026
- CAROLINE JARROLD — appointed Jan. 19, 2009
- Christopher Maw — appointed May 18, 2009
- Cllr Claire Kidman — appointed Feb. 12, 2024
- David John Merrick — appointed March 19, 2018
- Jeremy Laurence White — appointed Sept. 12, 2022
- Professor Catherine Teresa Richardson — appointed Dec. 2, 2024
- SUSAN ELIZABETH GUEST — appointed Jan. 1, 2017
- Stephen John Morphew — appointed Oct. 2, 2017