# THE KIMMERIDGE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1106638
- **Other names:** MUSEUM OF JURASSIC MARINE LIFE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 8, 2004
- **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=1106638


## Contact

- **Address:** The Etches Collection, Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge, WAREHAM
- **Postcode:** BH20 5PE
- **Phone:** 01929270000
- **Email:** director@theetchescollection.org
- **Website:** www.kimmeridgetrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A JURASSIC MARINE LIFE CENTRE IN DORSET FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

**Activities:** In Kimmeridge, Dorset, we are in the process of establishing an accredited museum to conserve "The Etches Collection" of marine fossils, which is unique and of world importance. The new building will also provide Kimmeridge with a state of the art community cultural centre, for the benefit of the Kimmeridge residents in particular and the wider community.

**Area of benefit:** LULWORTH, PURBECK




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £901879 | £508839 | £4319957 | 12 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £434409 | £366027 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £255382 | £440664 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £236893 | £420300 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £327800 | £348577 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr Neil Langley Frewin — appointed Aug. 17, 2017
- Dr Stephen Earwicker — appointed Oct. 21, 2022
- Gary Suttle — appointed Oct. 18, 2024
- Nick Ford — appointed Feb. 1, 2021
- Peter Sheppard — appointed Aug. 13, 2020
- Professor John Edward Alan Marshall — appointed Aug. 17, 2017
- Robert Vearncombe — appointed Dec. 9, 2022
- Rosemary Clarke — appointed April 1, 2022
- Sir Richard Lambert — appointed Oct. 21, 2022
- Tim Pennington — appointed Dec. 9, 2022