THE WISBECH AND FENLAND MUSEUM

Charity number: 311307
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

It is a registered museum.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income: £182,338
Total expenditure: £302,507

Total income includes £20,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

1 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 January 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WISBECH AND FENLAND MUSEUM TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED Trustee 01 April 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £195.86k £186.27k £494.63k £547.61k £182.34k
Total expenditure £150.08k £156.18k £270.91k £736.43k £302.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £30.33k £29.33k £46.75k £21.00k £20.00k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £527.91k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £4.89k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £13.59k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £1.22k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £734.21k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £2.21k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £5.35k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £396 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

22 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

23 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2019 15 January 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 15 January 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SCHEME DATED 03/12/1962 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 29/10/1976 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 25/03/1981 AS AMENDED ON 03/08/1994 AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 14/02/2006 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 09/09/2014

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AND LIBRARY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE BOROUGH OF WISBECH AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT.

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 311307-1 THE TOWNSHEND BEQUEST
Governing document
WILL DATED 6 AUGUST 1863 AND SCHEME OF 3 DEC. 1962
Charitable objects
BENEFIT OF THE MUSEUM
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 24 January 1963 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Wisbech Fenland Museum
Museum Square
Wisbech
PE13 1ES
Phone:
01945583817
Email:
info@wisbechmuseum.org.uk
Website:

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