DYSON PERRINS MUSEUM TRUST

Charity Number: 223753
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Museum of Royal Worcester (registered as the Dyson Perrins Museum Trust ) is an independent registered charity. It houses the world's largest collection of Worcester Porcelain and is open to public view throughout the year. The collections represent the output of the Worcester factories from 1751 to 2008 and are displayed in period room settings and vignettes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £373,899
Total expenditure: £343,241

Total income includes £106,706 from 3 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

38 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 August 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • Museum of Royal Worcester (Working name)
  • WORCESTER PORCELAIN MUSEUM (Working name)
  • PERRINS MUSEUM TRUST KNOWN AS DYSON PERRINS MUSEUM TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PHILIP MARTYN SERRELL Chair 20 November 2017
THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM OF WORCESTER PORCELAIN
Charity reporting is overdue by 211 days
LOUIS STEPHEN Trustee 17 May 2023
THE UNITED CHARITIES OF ST MARTIN
Received: On time
Anja Sieneke Potze Trustee 02 December 2019
None on record
Deborah Anne Jagla Trustee 30 September 2019
None on record
Philippa Tinsley Trustee 19 November 2018
DYSON PERRINS MUSEUM TRUST
Received: On time
Paul Crane Trustee 25 January 2016
DYSON PERRINS MUSEUM TRUST
Received: On time
BEWDLEY CIVIC SOCIETY
Received: On time
Alwyn Edward Davies Trustee 25 January 2016
None on record
John Sandon Trustee 25 January 2016
None on record
Deborah Ann Birch Trustee 17 November 2015
THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM OF WORCESTER PORCELAIN
Charity reporting is overdue by 211 days
STEPHEN BOFFY Trustee 19 October 2012
None on record
SIR MICHAEL PERRY GBE Trustee 10 November 2000
ALFRICK AND LULSLEY VILLAGE HALL
Received: 143 days late
THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM OF WORCESTER PORCELAIN
Charity reporting is overdue by 211 days
THE PERRY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time

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 £189.32k £342.54k £281.35k £239.47k £373.90k
Total expenditure £223.11k £200.33k £318.79k £294.23k £343.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £143.79k £137.62k £10.00k £106.71k

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 25 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 22 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 20 MARCH 1946 AS AMENDED BY DEEDS OF APPOINTMENT DATED 18 APRIL 1950 AND 31 DECEMBER 1962, ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 25 JUNE 1999 AND DEED OF VARIATION DATED 14 NOVEMBER 2005.

Charitable objects

TO MAKE AVAILABLE AS AN EXHIBITION TO WHICH THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS A COLLECTION OF CHINA AND PORCELAIN MANUFACTURED BY THE WORCESTER ROYAL PORCELAIN CO. LTD. AND ITS PREDECESSORS IN BUSINESS DATING FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE BUSINESS AND CERTAIN OTHER ARTICLES OF CHINA AND PORCELAIN AND CERTAIN BOOKS AND PICTURES.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
DIRECTOR
WORCESTER PORCELAIN MUSEUM
SEVERN STREET
WORCESTER
WR1 2ND
Phone:
0190521247
Email:
info@museumofroyalworcester.org
Website:

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