COUNCIL ON TRAINING IN ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION

Registered charity 1162750 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COTAC

COTAC's activities are focused on advancing conservation education and training. COTAC uses an integrated lay, craft, specialist and professional approach to achieve its aims. The Council's related website, understandingconservation.org continues to be freely available as a COTAC on-line personal learning resource and a conference takes place most years.

Objects

IT SHALL BE THE OBJECT OF THE COUNCIL TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT, AND TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE IN SUPPORT OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND SKILLS REQUIRED TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE IT.IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTIVES, BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE, THE COUNCIL SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING AIMS AND POWERS TO:A) SET, MAINTAIN AND PROMOTE STANDARDS FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING;B) DEVELOP, PRODUCE AND PROMOTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING MATERIALS:C) COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS, VOLUNTARY BODIES AND AGENCIES WITH INTERESTS IN CONSERVATION WITH A VIEW TO INFLUENCING AND PROMOTING RELEVANT ISSUES;D) MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP THE COUNCIL?S DIGITAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE THEIR RELEVANCE FOR THE SECTOR AND THE PUBLIC; E) PROMOTE COURSES AT ALL LEVELS IN CONSERVATION OF THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT WHICH ARE RELEVANT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOGNISED CRITERIA; F) PUBLISH RELEVANT MATERIAL; G) ARRANGE SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND PARTICIPATE IN EXHIBITIONS RELATING TO RELEVANT HERITAGE ISSUES; H) PROVIDE BURSARIES AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR RELEVANT STUDIES AND COURSE ATTENDANCE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (21/06/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• TIM YATESchair
• David Gundry BA Hons
• David McDonald BSc
• Fred Markland
• JOHN CAMPBELL MEADE TAYLOR MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Netter
• PAUL MCMAHON DIP ARCH
• Steven Houchin BA Hons

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

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