# THE SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1158791
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [09053532](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09053532)
- **Registered:** Oct. 6, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1158791


## Contact

- **Address:** Somerset Heritage Centre, Brunel Way, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton
- **Postcode:** TA2 6SF
- **Phone:** 01823 278805
- **Email:** info@swheritage.org.uk
- **Website:** www.swheritage.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, NAMELY:8.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;8.1.2 THE PROMOTION OF ARTS, HERITAGE, CULTURE AND SCIENCE INCLUDING BY THE PRESERVATION AND SAFEGUARDING OF SUCH LAND, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, ARCHAEOLOGY, OBJECTS, RECORDS OR BOOKS AS MAY BE OF HISTORIC OR EDUCATIONAL INTEREST OR SIGNIFICANCE; AND 8.1.3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

**Activities:** Museum and curatorial services in Somerset, caring for over 3 million museum objects and operating 3 county museums.Statutory Archives and Local Studies services in Somerset and Devon, providing access to public records.Historic Environment conservation advice to local authorities and partners in Somerset. 400 acres of landscape sites managed.Heritage Education provision across all services.




## Classification

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



## Geography

- Devon
- Somerset





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Carrillo |  | Oct. 23, 2025 |
| Anne Rosalinde Wyke |  | July 21, 2022 |
| David Hugh Gwyther |  | Nov. 1, 2014 |
| Dr Stuart Andrew Windsor |  | April 28, 2022 |
| Gloria Linda Craig |  | Aug. 9, 2019 |
| Ivor Thomas |  | Oct. 23, 2025 |
| Jill Loader |  | April 28, 2022 |
| MICHAEL JOHN RICHARD MOTUM |  | May 22, 2014 |
| Peter Beacham |  | Jan. 1, 2017 |
| Professor Ania Zalewska |  | April 28, 2022 |
| Professor Henry French |  | April 20, 2017 |
| SANDRA VIVIEN MABERLEY |  | Nov. 1, 2014 |
| Simon Clist Cllr |  | July 17, 2025 |




