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The Fairground Heritage Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
293579
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 29, 1986
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
01978359

Address

Address
GD Accountancy
7A Bridge Street
Hatherleigh
Okehampton
Devon
EX20 3HU

Activities

The acquisition and restoration of vintage fairground equipment for posterity. The Trust also aims to promote the study of the fairground in its every aspect, including its institutions, social history, history of British Showmen, the development of fairground amusements, mechanical rides, transport and popular entertainments and the various art forms related to the public.

Objects: To Promote The Study Of The Fairground In Its Every Aspect, Including Its Institutions, Its Social History, The History Of British Showmen, The Development Of Fairground Amusements, Mechanical Rides, Transport And Popular Entertainments And The Various Art Forms Related Studies To The Public.

Classification

How
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Country
Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £282,754 £237,627
March 31, 2024 £23,654 £39,924
March 31, 2023 £61,896 £132,998
March 31, 2022 £252,959 £143,652
March 31, 2021 £179,686 £145,842

Trustees

Name Appointed
Anthony Simon Reed Dec. 3, 2005
Aaron Stephens April 1, 2020
Amy Goodwin April 1, 2020
David Wallis
Guy Belshaw Aug. 27, 2011
Kevin Gamlen Aug. 30, 2011
Richard Henry Clutton Ward
Robert Joseph Saffery Gambrill Nov. 26, 2025