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The Charleston Trust (Bloomsbury In Sussex)

The Charleston Trust (Blooomsbury In Sussex)

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1107313
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 17, 2004
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined. In Practice East Sussex.

Address

Address
Charleston
Firle
Lewes
BN8 6LL

Activities

Charleston is a house, garden and art gallery situated in the South Downs National Park. It was the home of twentieth century artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, who were key members of the Bloomsbury group. Charleston has a shop and cafe and is available for venue hire. It is open all year.

Objects: (1) To Acquire Protect And Improve For The Benefit Of The Public Generally The Land And Buildings Listed In The Deeds Of Charleston Farmhouse Firle East Sussex But Known As Charleston Its Character Amenities And Contents And Any Adjacent Property And(2) To Promote The Maintenance Improvement And Development Of Public Knowledge Understanding And Appreciation Of The Art Architecture And Contents Of Charleston And Its Historical Literary And Artistic Connections; And(3) To Encourage And Promote Appreciation And Understanding Of The Arts.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
East Sussex

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £3,124,086 £3,530,587 £7,691,071 88
Dec. 31, 2023 £2,957,726 £3,947,621 £7,933,609 61
Dec. 31, 2022 £3,428,753 £3,239,558 £8,720,691 61
Dec. 31, 2021 £2,498,448 £2,375,910 £8,401,376 37
Dec. 31, 2020 £2,078,352 £1,295,517 £8,278,838 53

Trustees

Name Appointed
Caroline Price Oct. 5, 2018
Edward Davey Nov. 22, 2024
Harriet Patterson Nov. 22, 2024
Katy Hessel May 4, 2022
Kim Walker Dec. 5, 2022
Paul Taiano Feb. 7, 2025
Pippa Harris Jan. 4, 2016
Piers Sanders July 20, 2022
Rachel Chang Feb. 7, 2026
Rohan Jerath May 4, 2022
Sarah Owen Nov. 22, 2024