# THE BEAN TRUST FOR BLAKE STUDIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 291031
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Feb. 25, 1985
- **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=291031


## Contact

- **Address:** UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX, WIVENHOE PARK, COLCHESTER
- **Postcode:** CO4 3SQ
- **Phone:** 01206872152
- **Email:** jwillis@essex.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS OF POERTY AND PAINTING AND WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE WORK OF BRITISH POETS AND PAINTERS AND ESPECIALLY THE WORK OF WILLIAM BLAKE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNDERSTANDING ENJOYMENT AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH POERTY AND PAINTING BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX AND BY THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

**Activities:** The object of the Charity is to advance public education in the arts of poetry and painting and with particular reference to the works of British poets and painters and especially the Works of William Blake.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Essex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £798 | £3924 | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | £604 | £3454 | — | — |
| May 31, 2023 | £421 | £8292 | — | — |
| May 31, 2022 | £453 | £0 | — | — |
| May 31, 2021 | £540 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Christopher Peter Alan Oldham — appointed July 11, 2025
- Dr Sarah Jane De Melo — appointed July 11, 2025
- Richard Fern — appointed Nov. 29, 2022
- Sarah Boateng — appointed Sept. 16, 2024