# THE ALFRED GILLETT TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1165528
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 11, 2016
- **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=1165528


## Contact

- **Address:** The Grange, Farm Road, STREET
- **Postcode:** BA16 0BQ
- **Phone:** 01458444060
- **Email:** enquiries@agtrust.org.uk
- **Website:** alfredgilletttrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE FOUNDATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PUBLIC RECORDS CENTRE AND MUSEUM IN STREET IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET OR SUCH OTHER PLACE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES NAMELY:-(A) THE PRESERVATION WITHIN A LIBRARY ARCHIVES AND RECORDS CENTRE OF THE HISTORIC PAPERS RECORDS AND EXHIBITS CONNECTED WITH THE FOOTWEAR AND SHOEMAKING INDUSTRY IN THE TOWN OF STREET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR ELSEWHERE ANDI) THOSE WHO DEVELOPED THE SAID INDUSTRY AND TRADES PARTICULARLY IN STREET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAII) THE DOMESTIC AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE AREA AND III) THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDSWHICH SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE TO SCHOLARS AND RESEARCH STUDENTS FROM ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC(B) THE EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC OF HISTORIC SHOES MATERIAL MACHINERY EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAID FOOTWEAR AND SHOEMAKING INDUSTRY AND ITS SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION TRADES(C) THE EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC OF ANY FOSSILS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OF ARTICLES OF ARTISTIC MERIT INCLUDING PAINTING DRAWINGS AND WORKS OF ART OF ALL KINDS2. TO PAY OR APPLY THE SAME TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

**Activities:** We preserve over 100,000 historical objects and archives spanning six generations of a family firm, helping to tell the story of the development of Street as a company village with nearly 200 years of shoemaking heritage. The large and varied collections of objects, books and archives provide a rich source of information and inspiration about the Clark family, C & J Clark Ltd and the local history




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2326193 | £930472 | £12929179 | 13 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1438505 | £834265 | £11870877 | 12 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2836599 | £945533 | £12502095 | 13 |
| March 31, 2022 | £4669892 | £645894 | £10466364 | 13 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1087678 | £634766 | £5593242 | 13 |



## Trustees

- **Cato Pedder** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 2, 2016
- Cllr Martin Lovell — appointed Feb. 10, 2009
- David Berkeley Hill — appointed June 20, 2020
- Dr Kate Rambridge — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- Eleanor Gould — appointed May 22, 2021
- HUGH RUTHVEN PYM — appointed Sept. 28, 2002
- Patrick Colton — appointed June 15, 2019
- Roger Michael Eckersley Maslin — appointed June 15, 2024