MUSEUM ETHNOGRAPHERS GROUP

Charity number: 1023150
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Museum Ethnographers Group (MEG) is a subject specialist network (SSN) providing professional support and advice for people working with or studying world cultures collections in museums. Our main activities are the annual conference and journal, quarterly newsletter, website and enquiries services. We also hold regular study visits and training days for members.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £4,919
Total expenditure: £18,844

People

12 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 June 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • M E G (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Meghan O'Brien Backhouse Chair 26 April 2023
None on record
Joel Stephen Fagan Trustee 26 April 2024
None on record
Gayathri Anand Trustee 26 April 2024
None on record
Tamara Price Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Aayushi Gupta Trustee 26 April 2023
None on record
Alba Laura Ferrandiz Gaudens Trustee 04 May 2022
None on record
Amy Louise Shakespeare Trustee 26 April 2020
None on record
Erin Messenger Trustee 26 April 2020
None on record
Faye Belsey Trustee 26 April 2020
None on record
Laharee Mitra Trustee 26 April 2020
None on record
Polly Alice Bence Trustee 26 April 2019
None on record
Adam David Jaffer Trustee 26 April 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £10.64k £12.03k £12.47k £12.23k £4.92k
Total expenditure £13.11k £9.89k £5.62k £6.49k £18.84k
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 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 February 2024 29 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 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 25/03/1992 AS AMENDED ON 31/03/1993 AS AMENDED ON 16/05/1996 AS AMENDED ON 15/05/2002 AS AMENDED ON 22/05/2007 AS AMENDED ON 11/04/2008 AS AMENDED ON 13/04/2010 AS AMENDED ON 17/04/2012 as amended on 29 May 2020 as amended on 29 May 2020

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE AND SCIENCE BY SUPPORTING THE PRACTICE OF MUSEUM ETHNOGRAPHY. IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, BY THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND RESOURCES BETWEEN MUSEUM STAFF, ACADEMIES AND OTHERS CONCERNED WITH ETHNOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS, BY DEVISING GUIDELINES FOR GOOD PRACTICE, AND BY FURTHERING CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
PITT RIVERS MUSEUM
SOUTH PARKS ROAD
OXFORD
OX1 3PP
Phone:
07970185058
Email:
secretary@museumethnographersgroup.org.uk
Website:

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