FRIENDS OF BERWICK AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES

Charity Number: 1042273
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Friends of Berwick and District Museum and Archives support, and promote use by the public of Berwick Art Gallery and Museum and Berwick Record Office. This is achieved through several means. Local history and the work of the Record Office and Museum is promoted via a website and annual lectures; volunteers contribute to projects, help at events, and raise funds to support our aims.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £13,468
Total expenditure: £7,639

Total income includes £1,400 from 2 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

20 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Northumberland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 November 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FBDMA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Julie Margaret Gregory Chair 21 March 2025
None on record
Margaret Fox Trustee 15 March 2024
None on record
Philip Geoffrey Smith Trustee 25 March 2022
None on record
Ms JULIE GIBBS Trustee 18 March 2016
None on record
JOHN DUNCAN SPIERS Trustee 20 March 2015
BERWICK FILM SOCIETY
Received: On time
MAUREEN CHARLTON Trustee 20 March 2015
None on record
GRAHAM ROBSON Trustee 20 March 2015
None on record
WENDY SCOTT Trustee 20 March 2015
None on record
LARS ROSE Trustee
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 £10.15k £2.31k £9.27k £9.34k £13.47k
Total expenditure £5.92k £3.32k £4.62k £8.54k £7.64k
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 £1.40k

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 03 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 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 25/03/1994 AS AMENDED ON 18/01/2013 as amended on 16 Mar 2018 as amended on 19 Mar 2019

Charitable objects

The objects of the Friends are the education of the public by promoting and supporting and assisting (i) the preservation of archives relating to Berwick-upon-Tweed and North Northumberland and their local accessibility for historical research; and (ii) the use of the Berwick ?upon-Tweed Museum and Art Gallery.

Area of benefit

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

BOROUGH OF BERWICK-UPON-TWEED AND NORTHUMBERLAND

Contact information

Address:
co Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
Walkergate Building
Walkergate
Berwick-upon-Tweed
TD15 1DB
Phone:
00000000000
Email:
info@berwickfriends.org.uk
Website:

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