# THE MICHAEL MURRAY ARTS CRAFTS TRADES SKILLS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 285618
- **Other names:** ACTS TRUST, MICHAEL MURRAY ACTS TRUST, THE ACTS TRUST, THE OPEN TRAVELLING WORKSHOP, THE OPEN WORKSHOP
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Nov. 15, 1982
- **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=285618


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 HIGH STREET, CROMARTY
- **Postcode:** IV11 8UZ
- **Phone:** 01381600263
- **Email:** 57degn@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE THE EXERCISE OF AND MAINTAIN THE STANDARDS OF CRAFTS BOTH ANCIENT AND MODERN PRESERVE AND IMPROVE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND FOSTER PROMOTE AND INCREASE THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC THEREIN.

**Activities:** This small charity disseminates a 'learning-by-doing' experience of making, via low-tech, environmentally sustainable & creative means, in order to benefit those who wish to deepen their own innate skills capacity. This was the ethos of the late Michael Murray, craftsman, who formed the trust to help empower and raise people's confidence in the use of their own hands.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £0 | £0 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £0 | £0 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £0 | £0 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £0 | £0 |  -  |  -  |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **JOSEPHINE ANN BINMORE** | Chair |  |
| A B NICHOLSON-MURRAY |  |  |
| MR W F DOYLE |  |  |
| MS E QUICK |  |  |