# THE HOUGHTON ARTS FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177186
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Feb. 15, 2018
- **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=1177186


## Contact

- **Address:** HOUGHTON HALL ESTATE OFFICE, HOUGHTON PARK, BIRCHAM ROAD, HOUGHTON, KING'S LYNN
- **Postcode:** PE31 6UE
- **Phone:** 01485528569
- **Email:** T.WELTI@CHOL-ESTATES.CO.UK
- **Website:** www.houghtonhall.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1. THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT FOR OR TOWARDS THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF AND EDUCATION IN THE ARTS IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK, IN PARTICULAR HOUGHTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VISUAL ART, THEATRE, POETRY, DANCE, MUSIC, FILM, PUBLISHING AND THE PROVISION OF ARTISTIC SPACES FOR ARTISTS, STUDIOS AND GALLERIES.3.2. THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

**Activities:** The charity's activities are to preserve, protect, promote, support and educate the arts in the county of Norfolk, in particular Houghton and the surrounding areas, including but not limited to visual art, theatre, poetry, dance, music, film publishing and the provision of artistic spaces for artists, studios and galleries.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Arts/culture/heritage/science



## Areas of operation

- Norfolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £25 | £3059 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £4004 | £3821 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £3000 | £2702 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £133 | £2581 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DAVID GEORGE PHILIP MARQUESS OF CHOLMONDELEY** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 26, 2017
- AMANDA JOAN GEITNER — appointed Jan. 26, 2017
- Dr Veronica Anne Sekules FSA, FRSA — appointed April 8, 2025
- Lorcan O'Neill — appointed April 8, 2025
- Sir Peter Murray — appointed April 8, 2025