THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF LABOUR HISTORY

Charity number: 295260
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The People's History Museum is the national museum of democracy. We are the only museum dedicated to telling the story of the development of democracy in Britain. We engage, inspire and inform all audiences by showing that 'there have always been ideas worth fighting for'.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,830,599

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Donations and legacies £1.58m
Charitable activities £7.43k
Other trading activities £246.03k
Investments £0
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£2,061,874

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Raising funds £37.66k
Charitable activities £2.02m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £951,195 from 3 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £37.66k
Charitable expenditure £2.02m

People

39 Employee(s)

13 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Manchester City
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Salford City
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 October 1986: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • PEOPLE'S HISTORY MUSEUM (Working name)
Company number:
02041438 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anna Cornelius Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Dermot Garvey Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Andrea Peace Trustee 27 June 2024
None on record
Nathaniel Tetteh Trustee 03 November 2023
VICTORY OUTREACH MANCHESTER
Received: On time
David Luckin Trustee 05 November 2021
MAKING A DIFFERENCE LOCALLY LTD
Received: On time
Matilda Quiney Trustee 14 May 2021
None on record
Adele Douglas Trustee 05 February 2021
None on record
Susannah Thompson Trustee 06 November 2020
THE MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE JOYCE AND MICHAEL KENNEDY AWARD FOR THE SINGING OF RICHARD STRAUSS
Received: On time
Victoria Phillips Trustee 10 December 2019
None on record
Katherine Savage Trustee 11 May 2019
None on record
BERNARD DONOGHUE Trustee 27 April 2018
BRISTOL OLD VIC AND THEATRE ROYAL TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
Lord John Steven Bassam Trustee 29 April 2016
None on record
KAY CARBERRY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £2.05m £1.64m £1.77m £1.71m £1.83m
Total expenditure £2.06m £1.73m £1.83m £1.98m £2.06m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £736.97k £973.78k £1.01m £950.47k £951.20k
Income - Donations and legacies £1.68m £1.60m £1.58m £1.45m £1.58m
Income - Other trading activities £344.08k £19.46k £185.12k £253.54k £246.03k
Income - Charitable activities £28.69k £0 £8.52k £11.88k £7.43k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £1.78k £422 £0 £68 £0
Income - Other £0 £22.97k £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.90m £1.71m £1.74m £1.91m £2.02m
Expenditure - Raising funds £155.78k £14.40k £89.28k £61.40k £37.66k
Expenditure - Governance £7.89k £8.05k £12.46k £12.03k £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £9.67m £9.46m £9.24m £9.03m £9.14m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £2 £2
Other assets £789.29k £849.71k £1.00m £938.19k £798.40k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £278.11k £210.11k £202.39k £276.05k £390.98k

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 13 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 February 2024 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 February 2024 14 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 06 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 06 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 01 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 01 February 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH JULY 1986 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23RD SEPTEMBER 1988 13TH FEBRUARY 1990 AND 15TH JULY 1991 AND 14TH JANUARY 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 OCT 2017

Charitable objects

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM FOR THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND DISPLAY OF DOCUMENTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS AND ANY OTHER ITEMS OF VISUAL HISTORY RELATING TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF THE TRADE UNION AND LABOUR MOVEMENTS INSOFAR AS THEY ARE PART OF THE SOCIAL CULTURAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO AND THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ITEMS WHICH RELATE THERETO.(B) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE OBJECT OR CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT MAY THINK FIT OR BY DEED APPOINT AND WHICH IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL BE CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR MAY BE CONNECTED THEREWITH OR HAVE SOME AFFINITY OF PURPOSE THEREWITH OR MAY( WHETHER SO CONNECTED OR HAVING SUCH AFFINITY OR NOT) CONVENIENTLY BE CONDUCTED OR COMBINED WITH THE OBJECTS DECLARED IN THE FOREGOING SUB-PARAGRAPH (A)

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Peoples History Museum
Leftbank
Manchester
M3 3ER
Phone:
0161 838 9190
Email:
info@phm.org.uk
Website:

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