THE NORTH DEVON ATHENAEUM

Charity Number: 300755
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The North Devon Athenaeum provides resources and advice to the general public on local and family history within the North Devon and West Country area. The North Devon Athenaeum holds and maintains extensive collections of local and general interest books, as well as historical documents about local and family history.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £58,811
Total expenditure: £60,085

People

15 Trustee(s)

4 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
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cornwall
  • Devon
  • Dorset
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 August 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • 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

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mr T Green Chair 22 January 2013
BARNSTAPLE AND NORTH DEVON MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Received: On time
ROBERT PALMER Trustee 21 January 2020
None on record
Andrew Jones Trustee 21 January 2020
None on record
David Richard CARTER Trustee 16 April 2019
NORTHAM RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
Received: On time
NORTHAM ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
Avril Susan Stone Trustee 22 January 2019
None on record
Colin Neil MacDonald Trustee 23 January 2018
None on record
Deborah Gahan Trustee 23 January 2018
None on record
Mark Haworth Booth Trustee 24 October 2017
THE FRIENDS OF ST JAMES CHURCH, SWIMBRIDGE
Received: On time
BARNSTAPLE BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST
Received: On time
Mr J Phillips Trustee 12 June 2015
None on record
JULIE LYNDA HUNT Trustee 28 May 2015
PILTON HOUSE TRUST
Received: On time
Alison Myfanwy Mills Trustee 25 October 2012
BARNSTAPLE BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST
Received: On time
NORTH DEVON AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE LIMITED
Received: On time
David Trueman Trustee
None on record
BRIAN LESLIE BURGESS Trustee
None on record
WILLIAM GEORGE ISAAC Trustee
BIDEFORD FILM SOCIETY
Received: On time
THE BRIDGE TRUST
Received: On time
JONATHAN LOMAS Trustee
DEVON HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £54.60k £55.24k £56.48k £57.34k £58.81k
Total expenditure £46.14k £44.72k £49.85k £50.86k £60.09k
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 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 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.

INDENTURE DATED 5 JULY 1888 AND SCHEME OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1950

Charitable objects

AN EDUCATIONAL AND LITERARY ESTABLISHMENT AND FREE LIBRARY

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
NORTH DEVON ATHENAEUM
TULY STREET
BARNSTAPLE
DEVON
EX31 1EL
Phone:
01271342174
Email:
info@northdevonathenaeum.org.uk
Website:

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