# THE FRIENDS OF THE LEEDS CITY MUSEUMS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 501376
- **Other names:** FRIENDS OF LEEDS CITY AND ABBEYHOUSE MUSEUMS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 22, 1972
- **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=501376


## Contact

- **Address:** 40 ELMETE AVENUE, SHERBURN IN ELMET, LEEDS
- **Postcode:** LS25 6EH
- **Phone:** 07741499967
- **Email:** lordrobinson40@gmail.com
- **Website:** friendsofleedsmuseums.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE WORK OF MUSEUMS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES. (B) TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE LEEDS MUSEUMS AND TO PROMOTE THEIR USE AND ENJOYMENT BY THE PUBLIC. (C) TO HELP IN THE COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION AND RULES).

**Activities:** We exist to develop greater interest in our museums the funds we raise are used to buy artifacts, pictures etc which Leeds City Council cannot purchase from its own funds

**Area of benefit:** LEEDS AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Leeds City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £17109 | £15805 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £14547 | £10158 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £11826 | £12851 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £1712 | £8514 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £9057 | £3918 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **JOHN LUXTON** (Chair)
- ARTHUR DUCE — appointed Sept. 25, 2021
- Brian Michael Selby — appointed Sept. 10, 2021
- DOUGLAS ROBINSON — appointed Aug. 8, 2013
- ELAINE EVELYN SYKES-AUSTIN
- Elizabeth Ann Lightman — appointed Dec. 1, 2023
- Elizabeth Anne Nash
- John Harris — appointed April 2, 2018
- Mary Elizabeth Minkin — appointed March 24, 2025
- PATRICIA SYKES-AUSTIN