# THE FRIENDS OF LEIGHTON HOUSE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153591
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 30, 2013
- **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=1153591


## Contact

- **Address:** Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W14 8LZ
- **Phone:** 02073613788
- **Email:** museumsfriends@rbkc.gov.uk
- **Website:** www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums.aspx



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FINE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF ART, MUSIC AND LITERATURE.

**Activities:** To support the funding of acquisitions of works of art and furniture for  Leighton House Museum.  To support ongoing restoration and refurbishment projects.      To organise events in the houses in collaboration with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and other partners. To act as ambassadors for the Museum in local, academic and other communities of interest.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kensington And Chelsea



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £176224 | £150132 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £435718 | £536383 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £157824 | £308950 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £136283 | £1030271 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £89715 | £705769 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Claudia Harding — appointed May 16, 2024
- David Moody — appointed Aug. 4, 2016
- Joanna Banham — appointed July 12, 2018
- Karen Moore — appointed May 18, 2017
- Karim Khwanda — appointed May 20, 2025
- Lena Demashkieh — appointed Dec. 5, 2025
- May Yasmine Marie Dingle — appointed March 14, 2024
- Melanie Gibson — appointed March 22, 2016
- Timothy Peter Saloman — appointed May 22, 2024