# THE SOLDIERS OF OXFORDSHIRE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1145408
- **Other names:** SOLDIERS OF OXFORDSHIRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 11, 2012
- **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=1145408


## Contact

- **Address:** SOFO, Office, Harrisons Lane, WOODSTOCK, Oxfordshire
- **Postcode:** OX20 1SS
- **Phone:** 01993810210
- **Email:** museumoffice@sofo.org.uk
- **Website:** www.sofo.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE NEW OBJECTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:TO PROMOTE GREATER AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF CONFLICT AS IT HAS AFFECTED OXFORDSHIRE BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM; ANDTO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE REGIMENTS OF OXFORDSHIRE AND THE PART PLAYED BY THE PEOPLE OF OXFORDSHIRE IN WAR AND CONFLICT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES

**Activities:** The purpose of The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Trust is to collect, document, preserve, display and to provide greater access to the material and stories that convey the military life of Oxfordshire and its people through the museum and associated activities. By providing a home in a purpose built museum, SOFO operates a museum increasing public access to this material.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £213312 | £373200 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £126384 | £413168 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £116852 | £299360 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £247144 | £264738 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £206419 | £259363 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **David John Shouesmith BEd MBA** (Chair) — appointed April 20, 2021
- Brigadier Anthony Duncan Harking OBE — appointed July 15, 2024
- Heather Rosemary Carter — appointed April 20, 2021
- Henry John Spilberg BA — appointed Oct. 27, 2021
- James Andrew Seddon — appointed Feb. 7, 2023
- Lt Col  Retd Richard Hugh Belbin — appointed Feb. 7, 2023
- Lynda Susan Atkins — appointed Dec. 7, 2023
- Mike Montagu — appointed Oct. 4, 2022
- Penelope Ann Stocks — appointed Feb. 24, 2026
- Prof Peter Anthony Glees — appointed Nov. 18, 2025
- Rev Sarah Bourne — appointed Nov. 18, 2025
- Thomas George Johnstone — appointed Jan. 13, 2022