# THE ATKINSON DEVELOPMENT TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161020
- **Other names:** THE ATKINSON FUNDRAISING DEVELOPMENT TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 23, 2015
- **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=1161020


## Contact

- **Address:** The Atkinson, Cambridge Hall, Lord Street, SOUTHPORT
- **Postcode:** PR8 1DB
- **Phone:** 01704 533333
- **Email:** hello@atkinsontrust.org.uk
- **Website:** www.theatkinson.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE ATKINSON DEVELOPMENT TRUST ARE:• TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL) BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN AND CONTRIBUTE TO ARTS, CULTURAL AND HERITAGE ACTIVITIES SERVICE MANAGED FOR SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE ATKINSON COMPLEX, TO VALUE THEM FOR THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT IT MAKES UPON THEIR LIVES AND WELLBEING;• TO PROMOTE ART, CULTURAL AND HERITAGE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUPPORTING CULTURAL SERVICES MANAGED FOR SEFTON PARTICULARLY THE ATKINSON, AND PROMOTING HIGH QUALITY ARTS, CULTURAL AND HERITAGE SERVICE THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE AND ENLIGHTENING

**Activities:** The Atkinson Development Trust exists to support fundraising that enables The Atkinson and its partners to change the lives of Sefton residents and visitors through ambitious, creative and inspiring engagement with the arts, with heritage and with literature.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Sefton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £16815 | £15034 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £13777 | £11230 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £12687 | £11515 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £6727 | £9401 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £2841 | £4834 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Alice Elizabeth Clark** (Chair) — appointed July 17, 2023
- Bernadette Christine Reynolds — appointed May 17, 2024
- Gemma Louise Grady Hill — appointed July 17, 2023
- Jill Sarah Carruthers — appointed June 16, 2024
- Laura Bell — appointed Oct. 12, 2021
- Luke Edward Barnes — appointed July 8, 2024
- Matthew Hunter Smith — appointed May 15, 2024
- Robert Kenneth Schooler — appointed Oct. 24, 2024