# SHIRE HALL (DORCHESTER) TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163252
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 21, 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=1163252


## Contact

- **Address:** Shire Hall, High West Street, DORCHESTER
- **Postcode:** DT1 1UY
- **Phone:** 01305261849
- **Email:** info@shirehalldorset.org
- **Website:** shirehalldorset.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF DORCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SHIRE HALL DORCHESTER FOR THE PROVISION OF A VISITOR CENTRE AND OTHER ASSOCIATED CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.

**Activities:** The Shire Hall (Dorchester)Trust is an independent charity that operates the Historic Courthouse Museum at Dorset's Shire Hall. Our mission is to make Shire Hall into a place that engages visitors with the history of justice and injustice in Dorset and beyond. It inspires people to make a difference to society, politics, and justice for all.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £227772 | £376226 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £291923 | £413121 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £363552 | £411414 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £406024 | £353707 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £421483 | £283094 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Rose WALLIS** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 1, 2021
- Ian Francois Bernard Gosling — appointed March 16, 2017
- Ines Lage — appointed March 10, 2023
- THOMAS DE WIT MA — appointed Aug. 21, 2015