# THE FRANK HORNBY TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1137345
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Aug. 9, 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=1137345


## Contact

- **Address:** 143 Green Lane, Maghull, LIVERPOOL
- **Postcode:** L31 8BD
- **Phone:** 01515264013
- **Email:** CARACTORGRAPHICS@YAHOO.CO.UK
- **Website:** www.frankhornby.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.TO DEVELOP, ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A VISITOR/HERITAGE CENTRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.2.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ON THE SUBJECT OF VICTORIAN TOY MAKER FRANK HORNBY AND THE THEMES OF ENGINEERING AND SOCIAL HISTORY.

**Activities:** The Hornby Trust has succeeded in the development of a permanent Frank Hornby Heritage Centre in Maghull and has created a display of Meccano, Hornby & Dinky items covering the initial invention of Meccano in 1900 to Frank Hornby's death in 1936. A permanent heritage centre that includes artwork, ephemera, heritage trails and educational activities working with other notable museums and societies.

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




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Sefton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1527 | £613 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £1636 | £896 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £1845 | £1509 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £1500 | £20 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £80 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **LES FRENCH** (Chair)
- David George Howel — appointed March 11, 2014
- Jennifer Robertson — appointed Dec. 10, 2019
- Jim Gamble — appointed March 11, 2014
- MO KUNDI
- Rupert Francis De Wilde — appointed Feb. 1, 2022
- Sheila Margaret Robertson — appointed June 7, 2023
- TONY ROBERTSON