The James Henry Green Charitable Trust
The Burma Rifles Charitable Trust
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 273972
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- Aug. 1, 1977
- Legal form
- Trust
Address
- Address
- 49 Hills Road
Steyning
West Sussex
BN44 3QG
Contact
- Phone
- 01903 813363
- Website
jhgct.org.uk
Activities
Maintaining and providing access to a collection of burmese textiles and artefacts, housed at Brighton Museum, and financing various activities at the Green Centre for World Art at the museum and giving grants to students for various educational projects, mainly related to South East Asia.
Objects: The Trustees Shall Hold The Trust Fund And The Income Therefrom Upon Trust Towards The Following Charitable Purposes:(1) To Advance The Education Of The Public Through The Conservation, Storage, And Maintenance Of The Green Collection And Making IT Available For Research And Public Display (Physically Or Online) Primarily At The Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. The Green Collection Was Assembled By Colonel James Henry Green And Mary Dorothy Green And Is A Collection Of Artefacts, Documents, Books And Photographs Relating To The History, Cultures, Languages And Belief Systems Of Asia (Including, But Not Limited To, Myanmar ? Formerly Burma). (2) To Advance The Education Of The Public In Relation To World Cultures Meaning Heritage, Culture, Ethnography And The Arts Worldwide With A Particular Focus On Myanmar And Its Diasporas Including But Not Exclusively By: A. Provision Of Grants And Other Support For Museum Exhibitions And Collections, Specifically To The Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (To Include Core Curatorial Support For Its World Cultures Collection); And B. Provision Of Financial Assistance In The Form Of Grants, Scholarships, Bursaries And Support For Research And Practice Relating To Museums, Heritage And Arts Curation And The Study Of Heritage, Culture, Arts And Ethnography. (3) Funds In Any Year Not Required For The Furtherance Of Either Sub-Clause (1) Or (2) Above May, At The Discretion Of The Trustees, Be Applied To Promote And Enable The Education And/or Training Of People (Particularly But Not Exclusively In Subjects Relating To The Cultures And/or Heritage Of Myanmar) In Any Way That The Trustees Think Fit, Including But Not Limited To Awarding To Such Persons Scholarships, Maintenance Allowances Or Grants Tenable At Any School, University, College Or Institution Of Higher Or Further Education Or Training.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- What
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Who
- The General Public/mankind
Geography
- Region
- Throughout England And Wales
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £132,085 | £120,547 |
| June 30, 2024 | £132,232 | £71,383 |
| June 30, 2023 | £138,263 | £284,012 |
| June 30, 2022 | £130,901 | £92,242 |
| June 30, 2021 | £127,872 | £293,096 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Professor Rebecca Elmhirst (Chair) | Nov. 9, 2019 |
| Jane Weeks | Nov. 28, 2019 |
| Nicholas Bence-Trower | July 28, 2022 |
| Professor Anita Herle | June 15, 2010 |