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York Foundation For Craft And Conservation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1214838
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 8, 2025
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
MERCHANT ADVENTURERS' HALL
FOSSGATE
YORK
YO1 9XD

Activities

Promoting conservation of the national heritage with particular emphasis on the training of crafts people and conservators, especially within the Yorkshire region.

Objects: 1. Promote The Preservation And Conservation Of The Cultural, Historic Or Artistic Heritage Of The Nation Including Buildings, Artefacts And Gardens, Whether Of Local Value To The City Of York And Its Surrounding Region, Or To The Nation As A Whole, For The Public Benefit By Providing Grants To Support The Training, Continuing Education Or Work Experience Of Practitioners In The Theory Of Conservation And In The Tradition Or Practical Skills Necessary To Repair, Restore, Renovate Or Otherwise Preserve The Buildings, Artefacts Etc. Worthy Of Conservation And By Promoting Specific Projects Which Preserve Such Heritage. 2. Advance Education For The Public Benefit In The Cultural, Historic Or Artistic Heritage Of The Nation And In The Theory And Practice Of Conservation, Through Public Material Such As Pamphlets And Exhibitions, Seminars, Conferences, Engagement With Schools And Young People And By Undertaking Research Relating To Any Aspects Of Conservation Referred To Above And Disseminating The Useful Results Of That Research.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Trustees

Name Appointed
Catherine Louise Schaefer (Chair) Sept. 8, 2025
Bethan Griffiths Sept. 8, 2025
Deborah Ruth Treece Sept. 8, 2025
Dr Alaina Marie Schmisseur Sept. 8, 2025
Dr Alexander Barry Holton Sept. 8, 2025
Dr Katharine Eve Harrison Sept. 8, 2025
Francis William Downing Sept. 8, 2025
Gill Chitty FSA IHBC Sept. 8, 2025
James Roderick Jocelyn Grierson Oct. 1, 2025
Jonathan Andrew Bryant Sept. 8, 2025