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Wessex Museums Trust

Wessex Museums Partnership

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1171104
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 13, 2017
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
TC Group
Waverley House
115-119 Holdenhurst Road
BOURNEMOUTH
BH8 8DY

Activities

The major museums that tell the story of Wessex (Dorset Museum, Poole Museum, The Salisbury Museum, Swindon Museums and Wiltshire Museum) working in partnership to support the museum services, activities and facilities of accredited museums in Dorset and Wiltshire.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are: (I) To Support For The Benefit Of The Public The Building, Establishment And Maintenance Of Accredited Museums In Dorset And Wiltshire, Their Artefacts, Art, Specimens, Documents And Other Associated Material, Including The Collection, Storage, Research And Conservation Of All Such Material; And (Ii) To Advance The Education Of The Public (In Particular But Without Limitation To Those Living In Dorset And Wiltshire And Those Geographic, Ethnic, Disabled And Other Communities Who Do Not Traditionally Attend Museums) In Particular (But Not Limited To) By Providing Information About The History, Heritage And Culture Of Dorset And Wiltshire And Support To The Provision And Improvement Of The Facilities, Collections, Exhibitions, Formal And Informal Learning Opportunities, Public Events And Other Educational Activities, Including In Digital Form, Available To The Public In Museums In Dorset And Wiltshire And Within The Communities Of Dorset And Wiltshire And Across The Internet.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Dorset, Poole, Swindon, Wiltshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £487,531 £560,013 — —
March 31, 2024 £546,674 £385,404 £183,362 5
March 31, 2023 £101,203 £136,795 — —
March 31, 2022 £97,625 £78,496 — —
March 31, 2021 £56,638 £21,772 — —

Trustees

Name Appointed
Adrian Xavier Thomas Green Jan. 13, 2017
Caledonia Jessica Quigley Oct. 23, 2025
Claire Dixon Sept. 21, 2023
David William Dawson Jan. 13, 2017
Emily Dunbar Sept. 21, 2023
Frances Yeo June 22, 2023
Jennifer Dyer Sept. 21, 2023