ARMITT LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CENTRE

Charity number: 1054762
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The running of a Museum and library for the benefit of the local community and tourists to the area

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £97,796
Total expenditure: £136,287

Total income includes £11,000 from 3 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

19 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 May 1973: Standard registration
  • 09 June 2012: Removed (Does not operate)
  • 03 July 2012: Re-registered
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ARMITT GALLERY MUSEUM & LIBRARY (Working name)
  • THE LAKES DISCOVERY MUSEUM AT THE ARMITT (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Clare Elizabeth Poulter Trustee 01 June 2023
None on record
Dr Penelope Joyce Bradshaw Trustee 25 May 2023
None on record
Christopher Charles Blackhurst Trustee 28 November 2022
None on record
Timothy Robert William Cowen Trustee 31 October 2019
None on record
ANTHONY LONTON Trustee 31 October 2019
None on record
Sir Christopher James Scott BT Trustee 31 October 2019
THE SIR JAMES AND LADY SCOTT TRUST
Received: On time
Peter Robert Lansberry Trustee 31 October 2019
KENTMERE INSTITUTE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £223.93k £110.00k £159.02k £119.92k £97.80k
Total expenditure £75.79k £74.30k £114.79k £121.21k £136.29k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £31.40k £19.14k £5.16k £11.00k

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 2024 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 11 December 2020 41 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 22 December 2020 52 days late 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 FEBRUARY 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 FEB 2020 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28 FEB 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY AND MUSEUM IN PERPETUITY IN AMBLESIDE, CUMBRIA FOR PROMOTING THE STUDY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC SUBJECTS, WORKS AND ARTEFACTS AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THOSE OF THE ARMITT COLLECTION.

Area of benefit

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

AMBLESIDE CUMBRIA

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1054762-1 THE ARMITT COLLECTION TRUST
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 31 MAY 1973 AND AMENDED 21 JANUARY 1983 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 31 OCT 2019 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 13 DEC 2019
Charitable objects
THE PROVISION AND MAINTENACE IN THE AMBLESIDE WARD OF THE LAKES PARISH OF A REFERENCE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM WHICH SHALL BE OPEN FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC.
Area of benefit
AMBLESIDE
Registration history
  • 31 May 1973 : Standard registration
  • 09 June 2012 : Removed
  • 03 July 2012 : Re-registered

Contact information

Address:
The Armitt Museum & Library
Nook Lane
AMBLESIDE
LA22 9BL
Phone:
01539431212
Email:
info@armitt.com
Website:

www.armitt.com Open in new window