THE NEWCOMEN SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Charity number: 215410
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Disseminating historical information to members of the Society and the general public, by way of meetings, discussion, correspondence, papers and visits to objects and places of interest & fostering historical investigation and research & encouraging the collection and preservation of examples & arranging for the presentation of original papers and publishing them

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £66,999
Total expenditure: £67,152

People

12 Trustee(s)

30 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 Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Bristol City
  • City Of London
  • Manchester City
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • Sheffield City
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 May 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE NEWCOMEN SOCIETY (Working name)
Company number:
00691545 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Felix Schmid Chair 01 March 2021
None on record
PROFESSOR DAVID PERRETT Trustee 01 March 2025
HERITAGE ENGINEERING LEARNING TRUST
Recently registered
GREATER LONDON INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY
Received: On time
THE MAUDSLAY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Dr Jonathan Aylen Trustee 01 March 2025
None on record
Robert Bowden Trustee 01 March 2025
None on record
David Boursnell Trustee 01 March 2024
None on record
Peter Turvey Trustee 01 March 2024
THE CONSUTA TRUST
Received: On time
THE TAMESIS TRUST
Received: On time
Dr Francesco Gerali Trustee 01 March 2022
None on record
Simon Edward Christopher Jump Trustee 01 March 2022
None on record
Dr John William Kanefsky Trustee 01 March 2021
None on record
Peter Francis Grisdale Filcek Trustee 01 March 2020
None on record
Dr Oliver Carpenter Trustee 11 January 2017
THE NATIONAL GAS MUSEUM TRUST
Received: On time
Daniel H W Hayton Trustee 01 March 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £68.34k £67.19k £64.42k £82.97k £67.00k
Total expenditure £89.22k £58.99k £43.74k £63.32k £67.15k
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 30 June 2024 14 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 14 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 24 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 24 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 29 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 29 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 19 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 19 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 15 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 15 March 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 MAY 1961 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 DEC 1976 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 OCT 1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 JUN 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 JAN 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 JAN 2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 APR 2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 FEB 2023 as amended on 12 Jan 2011

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ENCOURAGE AND CO-ORDINATE THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF ENGINEERING, INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
1
Minster Court
Tuscam Way
Camberley
Surrey
Phone:
07483 157952
Email:
office@newcomen.com
Website:

www.newcomen.com Open in new window