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Pollock's Toy Museum

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
313622
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 5, 1968
Legal form
Trust

Address

Address
99 Judd Street
London
WC1H 9NE

Activities

Organise exhibitions and public events in libraries and other public places to promote the interest in old toys and toy theatre for educational and research purposes. Publish printed and online material relating to the Charity's objectives. Work with Pollock's Toy Museum on conservation and cataloguing of the collections.

Objects: 1. To Acquire By Way Of Purchase Gift Or Loan A Collection Of Toys And Games Of All Ages And From All Parts Of The World. 2. To Display The Said Collection In A Museum Which Shall Be Open To The Public, To Be Known As "Pollock's Toy Museum", In Such A Way As To Be Of Educational And Historical Value To Children, Students, Research Workers And Scholars. 3. To Promote Lectures And Publications On The Subject Of Toys And Games And Allied Subjects; 4. To Establish A Library Of Books, Records, Tape Recordings And Films On The Subjects A Foresaid Or Any Of Them. 5. To Acquire By Way Of Purchase Or Lease Premises Suitable For The Housing Of The Said Collection And The Other Purposes Aforesaid.

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People

Geography

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £37,770 £26,107
Dec. 31, 2023 £15,764 £11,453
Dec. 31, 2022 £1,391 £5,039
Dec. 31, 2021 £1,631 £158
Dec. 31, 2020 £761 £60

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr ALAN A R POWERS (Chair)
David Powell
Debby Brown May 28, 2011
Edward Coulson
Emily Maude Cross March 26, 2024
Liudmila Rastorgueva June 1, 2026
Panagiota Kotoula March 26, 2024
Sarah Peasgood April 1, 2021