# THE FRIENDS OF WIMBORNE MINSTER

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163897
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 8, 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=1163897


## Contact

- **Address:** Wimborne Minster Church House, 22 High Street, WIMBORNE, Dorset
- **Postcode:** BH21 1HT
- **Phone:** 01202885470
- **Email:** friends@wimborneminster.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE FURTHERANCE OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE MINSTER CHURCH OF ST. CUTHBURGA AT WIMBORNE MINSTER AND IN PARTICULAR1. THE PRESERVATION, IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF1.1 THE MINSTER CHURCH OF ST. CUTHBURGA AT WIMBORNE MINSTER IN DORSET AND ITS PRECINCTS AND ANY ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS (TOGETHER CALLED THE MINSTER BUILDINGS), AND1.2 THE FIXTURES AND FITTINGS, EQUIPMENT, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS (INCLUDING THE CHAINED LIBRARY) OF THE MINSTER BUILDINGS.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE MINSTER CHURCH AND THE PRESERVATION OF ITS HISTORY, INCLUDING HISTORICAL RECORDS.3. THE PURSUIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE RESIDENTS OF WIMBORNE MINSTER, AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE WILL BENEFIT THE MINSTER BUILDINGS AND/OR THE MISSION OF THE MINSTER CHURCH.

**Activities:** The Charity provides grants for the preservation and development of Wimborne Minster and its mission.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Environment/conservation/heritage, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £29918 | £22551 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £130515 | £94117 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £11686 | £1891 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £11684 | £37403 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £52100 | £109986 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrew John Patrick — appointed July 7, 2024
- David Allen — appointed July 4, 2021
- John Hughes — appointed June 23, 2019
- John Stevenson — appointed July 6, 2025
- Linda Salter — appointed July 6, 2025
- Michael Sharpe — appointed July 6, 2025
- Peter Frederick Cook — appointed June 5, 2016
- Rev Andrew John William Rowland — appointed Sept. 1, 2018
- Rev Michael Harding — appointed July 3, 2022
- Rosemary Protheroe — appointed July 3, 2022
- Sarah Anne Ruth Steele — appointed July 2, 2023