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The Gissing Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
509607
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 7, 1980
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Wakefield

Address

Address
150 Balne Lane
WAKEFIELD
West Yorkshire
WF2 0DN

Contact

Phone
07896249884
Email
[email protected]

Activities

The Gissing Trust was founded in 1978 to preserve the birthplace of the Wakefield born novelist George Gissing (1857-1903). The Gissing Centre was opened in 1990 and its aims are to acquire and display objects connected with George Gissing and the literary history of Wakefield.

Objects: The Advancement Of The Literary Education Of The Public By Providing In The Former Home Of The Victorian Novelist George Gissing A Centre To Facilitate The Study Of His Work And The Literary History Of Wakefield And District.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
City Of Wakefield

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Oct. 31, 2025 £446 £252
Oct. 31, 2024 £970 £252
Oct. 31, 2023 £970 £252
Oct. 31, 2022 £820 £252
Oct. 31, 2021 £271 £250

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Phillip Edward Judkins Nov. 1, 2020
Geoffrey Wood
Ken Rowley March 2, 2016
Ruth Lesley Taylor March 2, 2016