# THE FRIENDS OF SHREWSBURY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 513417
- **Other names:** THE FRIENDS OF SHREWSBURY'S BOROUGH MUSEUM, THE FRIENDS OF SHREWSBURY'S BOROUGH MUSEUMS, FRIENDS OF SHREWSBURY'S MUSEUMS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 2, 1983
- **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=513417


## Contact

- **Address:** 10 School Lane, TELFORD, Shropshire
- **Postcode:** TF1 1JF
- **Phone:** 01952253443
- **Email:** john_benbow@talk21.com
- **Website:** https://friendsofshrewsburymuseum.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY ADMINISTERED BY BY SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL MUSEUM SERVICES

**Activities:** 1. Support for all the aims and activities of the Museum and Art Gallery in every way possible. 2. Provision of financial help for the acquisition of additions to the collections. 3. A series of seven lectures during the year. 4. About 3 outside trips per annum to museums, galleries, national trust properties etc.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Shropshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £11552 | £6914 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £14762 | £31598 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £15629 | £9342 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £18208 | £15977 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £7350 | £3230 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **John Benbow** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 29, 2020
- Bernie Garbett — appointed Sept. 1, 2015
- Jane Trethewey — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Katherine Degg — appointed Sept. 29, 2021
- MARGARET JANE THORPE
- Maureen Formby — appointed Sept. 28, 2019
- Maurice Headon — appointed Sept. 25, 2018
- Patricia Lowe — appointed Sept. 29, 2016
- Philip Bentley — appointed Dec. 7, 2021