THE BRUTON MUSEUM SOCIETY

Charity number: 1008144
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Town's story using artefacts of, about or from Bruton. Geology & fossils,flooding,Roman temple,Saxons,early 9thC church to 16C, Augustinian Abbey. Links to Jamestown/Williamsburg,USA. Industries:silk,wool,transport,education,farming. Famous residents:16/17thC benefactor Hugh Sexey, author John Steinbeck, sculptor Ernst Blensdorf. Parish registers 450years digitised. Local art, private collections.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £22,226
Total expenditure: £15,629

People

8 Trustee(s)

5 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 February 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BRUTON MUSEUM (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Pickering Chair 22 May 2019
None on record
Sarah White Trustee 07 December 2020
None on record
Elisabeth Balfour Trustee 05 July 2018
None on record
Edward Godfrey OBE Trustee 05 July 2018
None on record
James Coward Trustee 26 May 2016
BREWHAM VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
BRUECREW
Received: On time
Andrew Leach Trustee 21 November 2013
None on record
ED TICKNER Trustee 05 February 2013
None on record
ANGELA PEARCE Trustee 05 February 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £11.36k £30.08k £18.76k £9.56k £22.23k
Total expenditure £14.22k £9.38k £14.39k £23.31k £15.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.20k £23.74k £8.00k 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 05 April 2024 06 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2023 06 August 2024 183 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2022 17 March 2023 40 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2021 05 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 17 March 2023 405 days late
Annual return 05 April 2020 05 October 2021 242 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 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 07/11/1990 AS AMENDED ON 13/11/1991 AS AMENDED ON 01/02/2001 AS AMENDED ON 24/05/2012

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CONCERNING THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF BRUTON AND THE ADJOINING PARISHES, AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM.

Area of benefit

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

THE PARISHES OF BRUTON, PITCOMBE, BREWHAM, CHARLTON MUSGROVE, SHEPTON MONTAQUE, LAMYAT AND MILTON CLEEVEDON.

Contact information

Address:
COMMUNITY OFFICE
DOVECOT BUILDING
26 HIGH STREET
BRUTON
BA10 0AA
Phone:
07973745815
Email:
chair@brutonmuseum.org.uk
Website:

brutonmuseum.org.uk