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Swanage Museum

Tithe Barn Museum And Arts Centre, Tithe Barn Museum And Arts Centre For The Isle Of Purbeck, Swanage Museum

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
274200
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 13, 1977
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
Swanage Museum
The Heritage Centre
The Square
SWANAGE
BH19 2LJ

Activities

The aim of the organisation is to operate a museum and archive, for the benefit of all, but particularly the local population, incoming tourists and all those with an interest in the area. The focus of the organisation is and will be the history of Swanage and its environs.

Objects: The Advancement Of Education By:- Providing And Maintaining A Museum For The Exhibition To The Public Of Specimens Of The Fine And Useful Arts, Ethnology, Archaeology, Botany And Natural History; And By Fostering, Promoting, Improving And Developing Artistic Taste And Encouraging The Knowledge, Appreciation And Understanding Of The Arts And Crafts.

Classification

How
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Dorset

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 £22,266 £26,972
Dec. 31, 2024 £24,029 £29,971
Dec. 31, 2023 £24,468 £32,092
Dec. 31, 2022 £21,821 £30,274
Dec. 31, 2021 £36,668 £29,461

Trustees

Name Appointed
David Burt April 28, 2025
David John Hawkings Nov. 26, 2024
John Patrick June 21, 2019
Lesley Kenyon Sept. 8, 2022
Paul Sanford April 3, 2026
Stella Maria Grimsdale April 2, 2025
Theresa Lander June 21, 2019