THE FROME MUSEUM

Charity number: 1091103
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Museum storing, displaying and interpreting material including documents of public interest relating to Frome and the surrounding area.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £45,090
Total expenditure: £84,683

Total income includes £5,650 from 2 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 March 2002: Standard registration
  • 21 March 2022: Funds received from 268957 THE FROME HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LIMITED
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MICHAEL NORMAN MAGGS Chair 05 April 2023
THE FROME MUSEUM - ARTEFACTS TRUST
Received: On time
Alan Martin Abraham Trustee 11 September 2025
THE FROME MUSEUM - ARTEFACTS TRUST
Received: On time
Caroline Jane Waldron Trustee 16 January 2025
THE FROME MUSEUM - ARTEFACTS TRUST
Received: On time
Christine Margaret De Groot Trustee 21 March 2024
THE FROME MUSEUM - ARTEFACTS TRUST
Received: On time
Angela Mary Pater Trustee 01 June 2023
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FROME SELWOOD
Received: On time
THE FROME MUSEUM - ARTEFACTS TRUST
Received: On time
Dr Robert George Heath Trustee 18 October 2021
THE FROME MUSEUM - ARTEFACTS TRUST
Received: On time
BRIAN JOHN MARSHALL Trustee 05 March 2018
THE FROME MUSEUM - ARTEFACTS TRUST
Received: On time
FROME SOCIETY FOR LOCAL STUDY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £56.10k £75.17k £34.46k £38.67k £45.09k
Total expenditure £30.03k £39.35k £43.61k £45.36k £84.68k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £500 £1.00k N/A N/A £5.65k

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 2024 21 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 21 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 21 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 21 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 24 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 24 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 11 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 11 February 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 09 February 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 09 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 27 APRIL 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11 FEBRUARY 2002 as amended on 30 May 2018

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN FROME IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET AND ITS SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD AND IN THE NATION AT LARGE BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM AND LIBRARY.

Area of benefit

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

THE PUBLIC IN FROME IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET AND ITS SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD AND IN THE NATION AT LARGE

Contact information

Address:
1 NORTH PARADE
FROME
SOMERSET
BA11 1AT
Phone:
01373454611
Email:
info@frome-museum.org
Website:

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