# ARTHUR RANSOME TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1136565
- **Other names:** ART
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** June 23, 2010
- **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=1136565


## Contact

- **Address:** The Hayloft, BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS
- **Postcode:** LA20 6BP
- **Phone:** 01229716685
- **Email:** contact@arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk
- **Website:** www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OBJECTS DESCRIBED IN CLAUSE 3.23.2 THE OBJECT OF THE TRUST INCORPORATED BY THIS DEED IS THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERALPUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE INCREASE OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ANY MATTERS RELATING TO THE LIFE AND WORKS OF ARTHUR RANSOME.

**Activities:** The Trust's main goal is to establish, develop and operate a public centre in the Lake District, dedicated to the life and works of Arthur Ransome, who is best known today as the author of the 12 Swallows and Amazons novels. The Trust provides exhibitions, displays and lectures in Cumbria and throughout the UK. It is also researching educational study materials related to Ransome.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £17197 | £11963 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £9262 | £11679 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £8800 | £21686 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £159518 | £8818 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £5097 | £5093 | — | — |



## Trustees

- CYRIL PAUL FLINT
- David William Hambleton — appointed Jan. 16, 2020
- Dr James Hamilton Bruce — appointed March 8, 2023
- Geraint Owen Lewis
- HELEN MARY LEWIS
- Joel Francis Walker — appointed June 18, 2025
- Lesley Marion Wareing — appointed June 18, 2025