01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 10 July 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: UNIT N4, KINGMOOR PARK ROAD, KINGMOOR PARK CENTRAL, CARLISLE, CA6 4SD
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Art Conservation Trust protects cultural heritage by supporting conservation and collections care, providing training, bursaries and supervised experience for emerging conservators, preserving specialist skills, and making conservation knowledge accessible through education, research, public engagement and support for museums, churches and other charitable heritage bodies.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ART CONSERVATION TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-07-10T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Jul 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF WORKS OF ART AND OTHER CULTURALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PAINTINGS, WORKS ON PAPER, TEXTILES, FRAMES, SCULPTURE AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS) BY:A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN RECOGNISED CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING THROUGH SUPERVISED PRACTICAL TRAINING, APPRENTICESHIPS AND STRUCTURED MENTORING PROGRAMMES;B) DELIVERING FURTHER EDUCATION AND SKILLS BASED TRAINING IN CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION FOR PERSONS WORKING OR TRAINING IN THE FIELD;C) AWARDING FELLOWSHIPS, BURSARIES OR GRANTS TO SUPPORT EDUCATION INTO THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF WORKS OF ARTISTIC, CULTURAL OR HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE, INCLUDING ENDANGERED CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES AND HERITAGE CRAFT SKILLS;D) PRODUCING AND DISSEMINATING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, TALKS, EXHIBITIONS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION;E) ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, OPEN STUDIOS AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS.2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE BY PROVIDING PRO BONO CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY-LED PROJECTS, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE TO OTHER CUSTODIANS OF WORKS OF RECOGNISED ARTISTIC, CULTURAL OR HISTORIC MERIT, WHERE SUCH SUPPORT CONTRIBUTES TO THE PRESERVATION OF THOSE WORKS AND ENSURES OR FACILITATES THEIR ACCESSIBILITY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ARTISTIC APPRECIATION.