THE MAIDSTONE MUSEUMS FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 802547
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity holds fundraising events and organised occasional activities to assist the work of Maidstone's museums and create greater access to their collections. The charity operates a Friends scheme and applies for grant funding to enable it to assist in the furtherance of public education by way of supporting, promoting, assisting and improving the Maidstone Museums and Art Gallery.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £17,234
Total expenditure: £70,733

People

8 Trustee(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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 December 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF MAIDSTONE MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MARK BAKER Chair
None on record
Olga D'Silva Trustee 09 January 2025
None on record
Fay Gooch Mrs Trustee 07 November 2024
ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION HEADCORN BRANCH
Received: On time
Sarah Jennings Trustee 08 June 2023
MADGINFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA
Received: On time
Marianne Webb Trustee 10 June 2021
SWITCH YOUTH SERVICES
Received: On time
FRANCES WILSON Trustee 09 May 2019
None on record
MR TREVOR STUGESS Trustee 01 November 2013
None on record
IVAN WHITE Trustee 29 June 2012
None on record

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 £6.15k £7.43k £11.80k £109.47k £17.23k
Total expenditure £5.51k £4.47k £8.17k £14.70k £70.73k
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 02 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 03 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 03 October 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 13 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 SEPTEMBER 1988 AS AMENDED 24 NOVEMBER 1989, 16 MARCH 2005 AND 5 JUNE 2007 as amended on 09 Jun 2022

Charitable objects

THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE MAIDSTONE MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERY THROUGH THE ACTIVITY OF A GROUP OF FRIENDS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Maidstone Museum
St. Faiths Street
Maidstone
ME14 1LH
Phone:
01622602838
Email:
museuminfo@maidstone.gov.uk
Website:

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