# FRIENDS OF THE HARRIS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 503726
- **Other names:** FRIENDS OF THE HARRIS MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, PRESTON, FRIENDS OF THE HARRIS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 14, 1974
- **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=503726


## Contact

- **Address:** Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library, Market Square, Preston
- **Postcode:** Lancs
- **Phone:** 01772903619
- **Email:** harrisfriends@outlook.com
- **Website:** www.theharris.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE BY SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE HARRIS MUSEUM, ART GALLERY AND LIBRARY PRESTON (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE HARRIS).IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO:A) GENERATE AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE HARRIS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES AS MAY BY LAW BE DEEMED TO BE CHARITABLE.B) ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE OFFERING OF GIFTS TO THE HARRIS.

**Activities:** The Friends of the Harris exists to support the work of the Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library through fundraising. In recent years we have funded a range of projects, including purchases, conservation, exhibitions, community-focussed work and a capital development.

**Area of benefit:** PRESTON




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £7784 | £170 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £11150 | £193130 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £79876 | £151888 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £263683 | £81335 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £368441 | £11255 | — | — |



## Trustees

- ALAN LESTER HACKETT — appointed Nov. 24, 2014
- Catherine Turner — appointed Sept. 19, 2019
- Charlotte Katie Cullen — appointed Sept. 24, 2020
- Deborah Maria Burns — appointed Sept. 24, 2020
- Professor Peter Lloyd RE — appointed June 5, 2024
- Sarah Louise Lakeland — appointed Sept. 24, 2020
- Simon Nixon — appointed June 5, 2024