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John Wigham Richardson Charity

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
507385
Status
Registered
Registered
May 8, 1978
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4JA

Activities

John Wigham Richardson gave Newcastle City Council a lump sum to enable it to purchase pictures for the benefit of Newcastle upon Tyne. The City Council owns the Laing Art Gallery, which is operated on its behalf by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. The Laing Art Gallery utilises the funds within the John Wigham Richardson Charity to enable it to purchase pictures.

Objects: To Purchase Pictures And Objects Of Art To Be Exhibited In Public Art Galleries. To Maintain And Manage Such Buildings And Other Premises As Are Now Or May Hereafter Be Used As Public Art Galleries By The Trustees. To Repair And Maintain Any Pictures Or Objects Of Art Purchased By The Trust. (For Further Details See Declaration Of Trust).

Classification

How
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Local Authority
Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £758 £0
March 31, 2024 £1,193 £0
March 31, 2023 £660 £0
March 31, 2022 £0 £0
March 31, 2021 £0 £0

Trustees

Name
Newcastle City Council