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Ferguson Memorial Museum Ltd

Registered

  • Charity no. 110726
  • Company no. 729457
  • Date registered. 12/06/2025

Public benefits

Purpose 1: To advance the education of the public in engineering history associated with Harry Ferguson and the wider Ferguson family, by the establishment and maintenance of a museum for the collection, preservation, conservation, restoration, explanation, interpretation, and display of artefacts, memorabilia, historical records, books,

photographs and other documents; ii. the organising of meetings, lectures, classes, exhibitions and other forms of education and enlightenment. The direct benefits, which flow from this purpose, include improved public knowledge of Harry Ferguson and an overall improved access to educational resources on the history, culture and heritage of agricultural engineering. Purpose 2: To promote the value of cultural activity and motivate people at local level to protect and conserve our heritage. The direct benefits, which flow from this purpose, include the improved conservation of items of cultural and heritage value and a greater cross-community interest in matters of mutual cultural and historical value. Feedback from visitors to the museum. No. The general public. No.

What your organisation does

Purpose 1: To advance the education of the public in engineering history associated with Harry Ferguson and the wider Ferguson family, by the establishment and maintenance of a museum for the collection, preservation, conservation, restoration, explanation, interpretation, and display of artefacts, memorabilia, historical records, books,

photographs and other documents; ii. the organising of meetings, lectures, classes, exhibitions and other forms of education and enlightenment. The direct benefits, which flow from this purpose, include improved public knowledge of Harry Ferguson and an overall improved access to educational resources on the history, culture and heritage of agricultural engineering. Purpose 2: To promote the value of cultural activity and motivate people at local level to protect and conserve our heritage. The direct benefits, which flow from this purpose, include the improved conservation of items of cultural and heritage value and a greater cross-community interest in matters of mutual cultural and historical value. The above benefits are variously evidenced through records of attendance at activities such as talks and digital presentations, feedback from local beneficiaries and independent evaluations of our activities. The purposes do not give rise to any harm. The beneficiaries of the purposes primarily are those living in Northern Ireland and Ireland. There are no private benefits arising from this purpose.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science

Who the charity helps

  • General public

How the charity works

  • Arts

Charitable purposes

4.1. The Charity’s Objects are specifically restricted to the following: 4.1.1. the advancement of culture and heritage, civic responsibility and good citizenship by the provision of facilities and the management and operation of the Charity to conserve and make accessible the collections and archives relating to Henry George Ferguson and his legacy entrusted to the Charity for the benefit and enjoyment of the community and public; and 4.1.2. the advancement of education by facilitated access to and objective interpretation of the collections, archives and built heritage entrusted to the Charity relating to Henry George Ferguson and his legacy through exhibitions, educational programmes, engagement and participation activities, the Charity will offer cross curricula and whole-life learning opportunities for schools, adults and community groups. 4.2. Nothing in the Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with s.2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (as amended).

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 3 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr Robert Kerr
  • Mr Wayne Wedlock
  • Mr John Barron

Contact details

Public Address

Mr Robert Kerr, 35A Edenticullo Road, Hillsborough, BT26 6PH

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland

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