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The Zurbaran Trust

Urban Zurbaran

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1146437
Status
Registered
Registered
March 16, 2012
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
58 Kingsway
BISHOP AUCKLAND
County Durham
DL14 7JF

Activities

The charity was formed to acquire from the Church Commissioners a collection of paintings by the Spanish artist Zurbaran, and in conjunction with her sister charity, The Auckland Castle Trust (Charity Reg:1146219), to enable these paintings to be seen by the general public.It also owns other paintings, furniture and artefacts that form part of the permanent exhibition at Auckland Castle

Objects: Object 1 For The Benefit Of The Public And In Particular The People Of The North-East Of England To Advance Art Culture And Heritage Including By:-(a) Acquiring And Holding In Perpetuity The Paintings (referred To Below To Be Housed At Auckland Castle In Such Locations As Are Not Likely To Cause Damage Or Deterioration To The Paintings And Which Are Available For On-Going Public Display And The Paintings Will Only Be Removed From Auckland Castle For The Purposes Of Restoration Or Temporary Public Exhibition; (b) Providing For And Facilitating The Preservation Of An Exhibition For The Public Of The Paintings And (c) Receiving On Loan And/or Acquiring And/or Providing For And Facilitating The Preservation Of Or Research Into And/or Exhibiting To The Public Other Works Of Art From Time To Time At Auckland Castle Or Elsewhere.object 2 To Advance Educationobject 3 To Relieve Poverty And Suffering In Particular By Providing Financial And Other Assistance (including The Making Of Grants) To Organisations And Individuals.object 4 Such Other Purposes As Are Exclusively Charitable Under The Laws Of England & Wales."the Paintings Means The 13 Paintings Collectively Known As The Picture Cycle Of "jacob And His Sons" Including 12 Paintings Of Jacob And His 11 Sons By Francisco De Zurbaran (1598-1664) And One Painting Of "benjamin" Painted As A Copy By Arthur Pond (1705-1758) (oil On Canvas Each Painting Approx. 80 X 41 Inches).

Classification

How
Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Durham

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets
March 31, 2025 £1,061,202 £190,787 £32,289,511
March 31, 2024 £2,488,112 £290,847 £31,419,100
March 31, 2023 £3,502,126 £307,120 £29,221,835
March 31, 2022 £1,787,981 £276,672 £26,026,829
March 31, 2021 £2,989,796 £292,015 £25,515,520

Trustees

Name Appointed
Jonathan Garnier Ruffer (Chair) Feb. 14, 2012
Anthony Stewart Worsley Mould March 24, 2013
Brendan Godfrey Eamonn Finucane May 4, 2022
Dr JANE MARY RUFFER March 15, 2012
Dr Jose Luis Colomer Jan. 13, 2015
Dr LINDSAY RAYMONDE CLIFFORD STAINTON March 24, 2013