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Ss Great Britain Trust

Ss "great Britain" Project Limited, Ss Great Britain Project Limited

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
262158
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 25, 1971
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
GREAT WESTERN DOCK
GAS FERRY ROAD
BRISTOL
BS1 6TY

Activities

To preserve the ship, ss Great Britain, and her building dock for all time for the public benefit of all, and to place the same upon public display as a museum for the enhancement of the public understanding and appreciation of her social, commercial and technological context and significance.

Objects: (1) To Conserve And Preserve The Ss Great Britain In The Great Western Dockyard For All Time For The Benefit Of The Public As A Ship Of Historic And Scientific Interest And To Place The Same Upon Public Display As A Museum Accessible For All.(2) To Increase The Sum Of Public Knowledge And To Promote The Study Of Maritime & Industrial Engineering & Science; Maritime Archaeology & Social History; The Life And Works Of I.k. Brunel And His Historic Context And Significance In The Modern World; And To Collect, Conserve, And Make Accessible As A Museum, Artefacts And Specimens That Demonstrate And Reflect A Tangible Link With The Past And Present Of Those Subject Areas, For The Benefit Of The Public.

Classification

How
Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Bristol City, Somerset, South Gloucestershire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Jan. 31, 2025 £5,109,185 £6,187,937 £18,256,157 73
Jan. 31, 2024 £5,545,986 £6,437,361 £18,679,678 73
Jan. 31, 2023 £3,706,703 £4,713,829 £19,497,060 77
Jan. 31, 2022 £3,700,711 £4,440,489 £20,717,406 81
Jan. 31, 2021 £3,309,765 £4,110,562 £21,024,768 86

Trustees

Name Appointed
Matthew Jones (Chair) Oct. 23, 2023
Caroline-Jane Duckworth Jan. 21, 2021
Edward John Rowberry Oct. 23, 2024
Emma Elizabeth Millington Oct. 23, 2024
Georgina Verity Power Jan. 27, 2025
Kelvin John Blake Nov. 2, 2019
Lady Sarah Porritt CBE Oct. 23, 2024
Lois Patricia Golding June 19, 2019
Muir Macdonald Oct. 23, 2024
Sam Mullins July 14, 2014