TORBAY MUSEUMS TRUST

Charity number: 1025390
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advancement of education by promoting the study of the Natural Sciences and Human History. Particular emphasis is placed on Natural History, Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnography, Social and Local History and the Industrial and Decorative Arts.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £485,199
Total expenditure: £343,975

Total income includes £64,500 from 3 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

8 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:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Torbay

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 August 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • TORQUAY MUSEUM SOCIETY (Previous name)
  • TORQUAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY (Previous name)
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
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nicholas Talbot Powe Chair 13 September 2024
None on record
Alison Flora MacMillan LVO JP Trustee 24 April 2025
None on record
JAMES DOMINIC HULL Trustee 28 November 2024
KENTS CAVERN FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Michael David Brook Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Prof Stephen J Rippon Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
David Geoffrey Norman Trustee 28 February 2023
TORQUAY MUSEUM SOCIETY CIO
Received: On time

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 £293.73k £402.30k £376.36k £258.68k £485.20k
Total expenditure £381.51k £375.83k £399.98k £341.62k £343.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £37.00k £301.36k £207.32k £37.00k £64.50k

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 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 January 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 INCORPORATED 13/11/1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/07/1993 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/10/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/10/2009 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 21/01/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/01/2015

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROMOTING THE STUDY OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMAN HISTORY, BY ACQUIRING, HOUSING AND EXHIBITING AND CONSERVING, RESTORING AND REPAIRING OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS OF AN EDUCATIONAL NATURE WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON NATURAL HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, ETHNOGRAPHY, SOCIAL AND LOCAL HISTORY, AND THE INDUSTRIAL AND DECORATIVE ARTS, AS DEFINED BY THE MUSEUM'S ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL POLICIES, WITH FURTHER EMPHASIS BEING GIVEN TO SUBJECTS RELATING TO THE COUNTY OF DEVON AND BY ESTABLISHING, ACQUIRING, MANAGING AND MAINTAINING MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, LIBRARIES AND OTHER PLACES WHERE SUCH PURPOSES MAY BE ACHIEVED AND WHERE EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND ENQUIRY AND THE EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATION OF RELEVANT VIEWS AND INFORMATION MAY HAPPEN

Area of benefit

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

IN PRACTICE DEVON

Contact information

Address:
TORQUAY MUSEUM
529 BABBACOMBE ROAD
TORQUAY
TQ1 1HG
Phone:
01803293975
Email:
enquiries@torquaymuseum.org
Website:

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