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The Francis Trust

Francis Trust (Chesham Town Museum Project)

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
286482
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed March 8, 2026. Filing history
Registered
May 4, 1983
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
30 Church Street
Chesham
HP5 1HU

Activities

The charity is responsible for the maintenance, protection and display of the Chesham Town Picture, under the terms of the Francis Trust document dated 1982. Following display in the town library and a restoration in 2012/13, the picture was moved to Chesham Museum in 2013. With the closure of the museum in 2017 the picture now resides in the meeting room of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, Chesham.

Objects: The Advancement Of Public Education And Improvement And Development Of Artistic Taste, Knowledge, Understanding And Application Of The Arts.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Buckinghamshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 March 8, 2026On time £176 £25
Dec. 31, 2024 June 5, 2025On time £207 £160
Dec. 31, 2023 Feb. 20, 2024On time £78 £175
Dec. 31, 2022 Feb. 15, 2023On time £24 £33
Dec. 31, 2021 June 9, 2022On time £98 £0

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Angela Bishop (Chair) Jan. 1, 2015
Christopher Philip Frances Wood Aug. 25, 2026
Justine Fulford Aug. 20, 2024
Martin Gregory Montague Sims Aug. 20, 2024