THE FRIENDS OF PENLEE HOUSE GALLERY AND MUSEUM

Charity number: 1001644
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance public education in the history and culture of Penzance and the surrounding area. To support the aims and activities and to further the charitable purposes of Penlee House Gallery and Museum, to assist in arranging exhibitions, meetings, lectures and other educational activities, to encourage recruitment of volunteers for duties at Penlee House and to promote fund raising.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £65,013
Total expenditure: £73,748

People

5 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
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:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Cornwall

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 January 1991: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF PENLEE HOUSE (Working name)
  • THE FRIENDS OF PENLEE HOUSE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY (Previous name)
  • THE FRIENDS OF PENZANCE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Swarbrooke Chair 30 June 2022
None on record
Peter Bryan Maynard Trustee 22 June 2023
None on record
Judith Mary Summers Trustee 30 June 2022
NANCHERROW PROJECT
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF PENLEE HOUSE GALLERY AND MUSEUM
Recently registered
Caroline White Trustee 30 June 2022
None on record
Jonathan Charles Trehane Symons Trustee 10 June 2021
THE FRIENDS OF PENLEE HOUSE GALLERY AND MUSEUM
Recently registered
ROTARY CLUB OF PENZANCE TRUST FUND
Received: On time
FOUNDATION KNOWN AS DANIEL'S SCHOOL IN THE PARISH OF MADRON
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 £63.28k £93.25k £168.04k £115.68k £65.01k
Total expenditure £27.76k £29.25k £44.26k £79.93k £73.75k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 27 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 08 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 08 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 04 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 04 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 October 2021 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 05 NOV 1990 AS AMENDED ON 15 JUN 2005 AS AMENDED ON 10 JUN 2009 AS AMENDED ON 02 JUN 2010 AS AMENDED ON 15 JUN 2022 AS AMENDED ON 14 JUN 2023 as amended on 14 Jun 2023 as amended on 11 Dec 2024

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF PENZANCE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Penlee House Museum
Penlee Park
PENZANCE
TR18 4HE
Phone:
01736363625
Email:
No information available
Website:

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