Trustees and Governance
The Stradling Collection is an educational charity connecting people with design and creativity through its Collection, using exhibitions, talks and community outreach to engage diverse audiences
Governance of the Trust
Annual report and accounts 2024
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The Stradling Collection is held in part at 48 Park Row, Bristol BS1 5LH.
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The Trust is a registered charity (no. 1117689), constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and governed by a Trust Deed.
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Trustees meet regularly at 48 Park Row, Bristol; proceedings are recorded in minutes taken by the Administrator and approved by the Trustees.
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A quorum of three Trustees is required for a meeting.
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The Trust is managed by four part-time consultant staff.
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The Trust’s accounts are examined annually and available for public scrutiny.
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The Trust complies fully with the requirements of health and safety, and has a certificate for full public liability that is displayed at 48 Park Row.
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The Collection is fully insured, and the premises at 48 Park Row are protected by an alarm system.
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The Collection is curated to full professional standards, and recorded by a computer system approved by the Museums Association.
Annual report and accounts 2023
Annual report and accounts 2022
Trustees
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Chair
Karen White
Karen is a trained journalist and communications specialist, latterly running her own agency focusing on clients in the arts and charity sector. Previously she has worked both in consultancy and in-house. She has held a number of Non-Executive board positions, currently including the Arts Council Bristol Oversight Board and The Ashley Clinton and Barker-Mill Trust, an independent charity that provides financial support to Bristol’s Arnolfini Gallery through investment interest and capital grants. Karen started her relationship with the Stradling Collection as a volunteer steward, a role she still fulfils.
Vice Chair
Fiona Hallworth
Fiona is Director of MES, an education consultancy, and works in education search for RSAcademics. A Cambridge graduate, she has been a senior school leader, governor and ISI Inspector, with a 30-year consultancy career spanning clients such as BAE Systems and the Malaysian Government. She has served on charity committees for over 40 years and is a trustee of three Bristol arts organisations.
Trustee
Peter Dunscombe
After university, Peter joined a City of London stockbroking firm before returning to Bristol in the mid-1970s to join the in-house team managing the Imperial pension fund, where he was Joint Managing Director for his last 10 years. After 24 years with Imperial, he moved back to London to manage the BBC pension fund's investments. He retired in 2011 but advised several financial institutions for the next 11 years. Once a keen sportsman, he now enjoys walking and helping on his son's allotment.
Trustee
Jodie Inkson
Jodie Inkson is founder and creative director of creative agency Fable, and a keen enthusiast of art and design, especially mid-century furniture and fabric. Her love of typography began at school, when she hand cut every letter of a project. After rising through the London design ranks, she founded Wire Sky (now Fable) in 2003, winning multiple awards and a place in Who's Who. A passionate ambassador for the arts, she believes art and design exist to be seen, enriching lives and opening opportunities.
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Josephine Lanyon
Josephine Lanyon has been producing visual arts projects from the South West for over 25 years, early on as a curator at Arnolfini and then as Director of the agency Picture This specialising in producing and exhibiting artists’ film and now in a freelance capacity. Josephine has worked with a range of artists and organisations including Marcus Coates, Rosalind Nashashibi and John Wood & Paul Harrison and Chisenhale Gallery, Baltic, Venice Biennale and Serlachius, Finland.
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Joe Ravenhill
Joe Ravenhill is an established interactive experience designer and currently lectures in interior design at the University of the West of England.He founded Ravenhill Design – now expanded into 2feetbelow Ltd- in 2010 in order to concentrate on experiential design projects and mix physical environments with custom digital interactivity. He has worked on projects ranging from multinationals to small one off stands and units.
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Karen Thompson
Karen Thompson is a charity and not-for-profit specialist with over 20 years' experience, passionate about using charity finance to drive meaningful change. A former Finance Director, Chief Operating Officer and partner in leading UK charity-specialist advisory teams, she has worked with organisations of every kind, from major national charities to small local groups, foundations and social enterprises. She brings practical expertise in strategy delivery, finance team transformation, governance and change management.
Trustee
Ruth Mullett
Ruth is a heritage professional specialising in the care, conservation and interpretation of historic buildings and collections. As Head of Buildings and Conservation at the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, she leads the conservation of some of the world's most remote historic sites. Previously a heritage consultant across the UK, she trained as a medievalist and has taught at the University of Geneva and Cornell University. Based in Bristol, she is delighted to support The Stradling Collection in connecting people with design, creativity and material culture.