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Gainsborough's House Society

Gainsborough's House, Ghs

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1170048
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 4, 2016
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
GAINSBOROUGH HOUSE SOCIETY
GAINSBOROUGHS HOUSE
46-47 GAINSBOROUGH STREET
SUDBURY
CO10 2EU

Contact

Activities

Gainsborough's House aim is to promote the wider knowledge, apprecaition and enjoyment of the art of Thomas Gainsborough within the context of the eighteenth century and the inspiration of the Suffolk landscape and to preserve and enhance Gainsborough's House and its collections for the benefit of present and future generations.

Objects: The Objects Of The Society Are:1. For Preserving Gainsborough’s House As A Memorial To The Painter Thomas Gainsborough Ra;2. For Adapting Gainsborough’s House As An Arts Centre And Museum With Space For Meetings And Exhibitions Or Otherwise;3. For Collecting Works By Thomas Gainsborough Ra And Artefacts Related To Him And Works By His Contemporaries, East Anglian Artists And Otherwise (The “Collection”);4. For Furthering The Development Of The Arts And To Achieve Social Moral And Intellectual Development Through The Medium Of Instruction In The Arts By Way Of Lecture Classes Recreation And Entertainments Or Otherwise As May Be Found Expedient By The Governors For The Benefit Of All Persons Who May Be Interested Without Distinction Of Race Sex Political Religious Or Other Opinions Subject To The Provisions Hereof.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
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

Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £1,086,811 £1,356,022 £18,433,737 13
March 31, 2024 £1,304,541 £1,415,758 £18,162,549 23
March 31, 2023 £1,975,004 £2,206,331 £11,540,867 19
March 31, 2022 £3,675,651 £3,261,986 £11,025,960 9
March 31, 2021 £3,105,431 £2,750,974 £11,595,642 13

Trustees

Name Appointed
Professor Simon Douglas Ofield-Kerr (Chair) Aug. 14, 2023
Arabella Sarah Chandos Feb. 4, 2022
Calvin Winner May 14, 2024
James Edward John Hardie Nov. 12, 2024
Joanne Kathleen Warr Nov. 12, 2024
LEE Rodwell Nov. 12, 2024
Mark Harris June 5, 2017
Nicola Daphne Gooch Nov. 12, 2024
Penelope Probert July 25, 2025
Sally Frances Bevan Nov. 12, 2024