BECCLES AND DISTRICT MUSEUM CIO

Charity number: 1191550
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The purpose of the charity is to provide a museum showing the history of Beccles and the surrounding district. Occasional special exhibitions are organised. The museum is open to the public from April to the end of October

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £14,789
Total expenditure: £14,695

People

9 Trustee(s)

50 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 September 2020: CIO registration
  • 27 October 2021: Funds received from 279134 BECCLES AND DISTRICT MUSEUM
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Allan Smith Trustee 02 December 2024
None on record
Robin John Law Trustee 02 September 2024
None on record
Carole Lacey Baxter Trustee 05 December 2022
None on record
Robert Gilmore Bacon Trustee 11 March 2021
None on record
Christopher John Scott Trustee 11 March 2021
None on record
Dr PAUL ANTHONY GURBUTT Trustee 11 March 2021
LOWESTOFT ROWING CLUB
Recently registered
THE BECCLES SOCIETY
Received: On time
BECCLES U3A
Received: On time
WORLINGHAM COMMUNITY FACILITY
Received: On time
Richard Wedgwood Sword Trustee 11 March 2021
FRIENDS OF ST MICHAELS BECCLES
Received: On time
Dr Barry Darch Trustee 01 March 2021
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE AID-IN-SICKNESS FUND
Received: On time
Andrew John Lovegrove Trustee 01 March 2021
SOTTERLEY CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £0 £11.78k £14.22k £13.56k £14.79k
Total expenditure £0 £15.02k £13.93k £15.04k £14.70k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £300 N/A 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 2025 17 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 17 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 December 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM IN BECCLES FOR THE COLLECTION AND EXHIBITION OF SPECIMENS OF FINE AND USEFUL ARTS, ETHNOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, GEOLOGY, BOTANY AND NATURAL HISTORY, SOCIAL HISTORY AND LOCAL INDUSTRY. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit

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

IN BECCLES

Contact information

Address:
Beccles and District Museum
Leman House
Ballygate
Beccles
NR34 9ND
Phone:
01502715722
Email:
museumadmin@btconnect.com
Website:

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