# RICHARD JEFFERIES MUSEUM TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1148966
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 14, 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=1148966


## Contact

- **Address:** Richard Jefferies Museum, Coate, Swindon
- **Postcode:** SN3 6AA
- **Phone:** 01793979224
- **Email:** info@richardjefferies.org
- **Website:** www.richardjefferies.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM IN RESPECT OF THE LIFE AND LITERATURE OF RICHARD JEFFERIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RESPECT OF THE WRITINGS OF RICHARD JEFFERIES GENERALLY BOTH IN ART AND LITERATURE(3) TO INCREASE THE COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND ARTIFACTS RELATING TO RICHARD JEFFERIES AND HIS LIFE AND TIMES(4) TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN CELEBRATING THE LITERARY IDEAS AND PASSION FOR NATURE BEQUEATHED BY RICHARD JEFFERIES AND HIS WORKS(5) TO INCREASE THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND OFFERINGS AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN SWINDON AND ELSEWHERE(6) TO PROMOTE THE LITERATURE AND ART OF OTHER WRITERS AND ARTISTS CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH AND COMPLEMENTARY TO RICHARD JEFFERIES(7) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ROLE OF THE ARTS ALONGSIDE AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE IN PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

**Activities:** Approximately a dozen volunteers run the site as a public museum and gardens, with free entry. The volunteers look after the museum and gardens in terms of everything from curatorship and collection care, to general maintenance, gardening and cleaning. Volunteers also ensure the museum is open to the public, and look after all publicity, promotion and small scale fundraising.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Swindon



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £40502 | £35242 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £40502 | £35242 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £16643 | £15286 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £38845 | £28025 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £35612 | £23072 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrea Sim — appointed Sept. 23, 2017
- Ann-Marie Scott — appointed Sept. 23, 2017
- COLIN DAVID CORKERTON — appointed Jan. 28, 2025
- DR MIKE PRINGLE — appointed March 2, 2012
- Dr ROBERT EDWARD SLADE — appointed March 2, 2012
- Helen George — appointed March 20, 2026