WITNEY MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Charity Number: 1006722
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We collect, conserve and display items of local historical interest. We have a large collection in excess of 60,000 photographs. We are compiling a collection of local oral history tapes. The museum is visited by groups of school children and local groups eg. WI pensioners etc.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2023

Total income: £7,730
Total expenditure: £12,266

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 December 1991: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • WITNEY AND DISTRICT MUSEUM (Working name)
  • WEST OXFORDSHIRE MUSEUM CENTRE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Abrams Chair 16 August 2021
None on record
Keith Early Crawford Trustee 14 March 2022
THE METHODIST CHURCH, WEST OXFORDSHIRE CIRCUIT
Received: On time
HIGH STREET METHODIST CHURCH WITNEY
Received: On time
WITNEY AND DISTRICT MUSEUM CIO
Recently registered
Gillian Fettes Trustee 13 September 2021
WITNEY AND DISTRICT MUSEUM CIO
Recently registered
JIM COUSINS TRUST
Received: On time
Jean Marion Greenway Trustee 16 August 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 30/11/2023
Total gross income £5.61k £17.73k £3.81k £6.70k £7.73k
Total expenditure £7.13k £7.72k £18.45k £7.08k £12.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k 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 30 November 2023 08 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2022 20 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2021 02 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2020 26 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2019 21 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 Not Required
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 21/10/1991 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 20/08/2013

Charitable objects

(A)TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM COMPRISING THE EXISTING COLLECTION TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER EXHIBITS OR ITEMS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE COMPRISED IN THE TRUST FUND AND TO PRESERVE THE SAME AS A COLLECTION. (B)TO FORM ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT AND TO AID IN THE FORMATION ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE COMPANIES INSTITUTIONS ASSOCIATIONS TRUSTS OR SOCIETIES FORMED FOR OBJECTS SIMILAR TO THE OBJECTS SET OUT ABOVE.

Area of benefit

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

WEST OXFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Witney Museum & Historical Society
GLOUCESTER COURT MEWS
75 HIGH STREET
WITNEY
OX28 6JA
Phone:
01993775915
Email:
admin@witneymuseum.org.uk
Website:

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