PITSTONE AND IVINGHOE MUSEUM SOCIETY

Charity Number: 273931
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Museum, basically of farming and rural life in the area, but including other displays of wider interest and appeal, and demonstrations from a wide selection of skills and crafts on open days. Open to the general public 9 days a year, see website for times and dates; open for private parties by arrangement, see website for further details. Ample free parking; ~90% wheelchair access.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £30,172
Total expenditure: £26,056

People

12 Trustee(s)

80 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Luton
  • Milton Keynes

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 August 1977: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • PITSTONE GREEN MUSEUM (Working name)
  • PITSTONE LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY (Previous 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lionel Birch Trustee 24 July 2024
None on record
PAUL CHAPMAN Trustee 19 October 2023
None on record
Gillian Marie Patschinsky Trustee 24 November 2022
None on record
Robert Barber Trustee 24 November 2022
None on record
ALLEN PETER FAIRBROTHER Trustee 22 November 2018
None on record
ROBIN ARTHUR MATTHEW HENRY Trustee 22 November 2018
None on record
LESLEY VERONICA HERRIOTT Trustee 23 November 2017
None on record
CHRISTOPHER JOHN AYTHAN POWELL Trustee 23 November 2017
None on record
SIMON HEATON Trustee 23 November 2017
None on record
William Jeffrey Hawkins Trustee 01 October 2014
None on record
JOHN ROBERT YOUNGS Trustee 15 November 2007
None on record
JOHN WALLIS Trustee 01 October 1998
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 £28.25k £20.97k £27.08k £30.10k £30.17k
Total expenditure £17.90k £29.27k £13.54k £17.95k £26.06k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £19.77k £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 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 February 2024 27 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 February 2024 27 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 02 March 2021 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 02 March 2021 30 days late 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17 MARCH 1977, AMENDED 25 JULY 1991, 17 MAY 2001, 14 NOVEMBER 2002, 20 FEBRUARY 2003 AND 20 NOVEMBER 2003

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF PITSTONE, IVINGHOE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE INVESTIGATION, RECORDING, PRESERVATION AND ACQUISITION OF OBJECTS OR PROPERTY OF HISTORICAL INTEREST AND BY MEANS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES AND OTHER FORMS OF INSTRUCTION AND PUBLICITY AND BY ANY OTHER MEANS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Pitstone Green Museum
Vicarage Road
Pitstone
LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Bedfordshire
LU7 9EY
Phone:
07944 357 715
Email:
secretary@pitstonemuseum.co.uk
Website:

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