# GAINSBOROUGH'S HOUSE SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170048
- **Other names:** GAINSBOROUGH'S HOUSE, GHS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 4, 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=1170048


## Contact

- **Address:** GAINSBOROUGH HOUSE SOCIETY, GAINSBOROUGHS HOUSE, 46-47 GAINSBOROUGH STREET, SUDBURY
- **Postcode:** CO10 2EU
- **Phone:** 01787372958
- **Email:** terry@gainsborough.org
- **Website:** www.gainsborough.org



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1086811 | £1356022 | £18433737 | 13 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1304541 | £1415758 | £18162549 | 23 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1975004 | £2206331 | £11540867 | 19 |
| March 31, 2022 | £3675651 | £3261986 | £11025960 | 9 |
| March 31, 2021 | £3105431 | £2750974 | £11595642 | 13 |



## Trustees

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