FRIENDS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOUSE

Charity number: 276066
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

General Charitable Purposes Education/Training Arts/culture Environment/Conservation/Heritage

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £268,175
Total expenditure: £363,733

People

9 Trustee(s)

19 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 July 1978: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • F B F H (Working name)
Company number:
01362091 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOHN STUDZINSKI Chair 01 November 2013
CASTLE HOWARD FOUNDATION
Recently registered
Gay Huey Evans Trustee 04 January 2021
None on record
Irina Bokova Trustee 09 July 2020
None on record
Ambassador Gerard Errera Trustee 09 July 2020
None on record
David Allan Morse Trustee 02 June 2020
None on record
ANNE PRESCOTT KEIGHER Trustee
None on record
ELIZABETH TIRONE Trustee
None on record
RORY SUTHERLAND Trustee
None on record
TUDOR AW Trustee
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 £393.51k £427.04k £209.71k £274.17k £268.18k
Total expenditure £369.34k £331.10k £372.42k £344.61k £363.73k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £13.35k £414 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 08 February 2024 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 February 2024 8 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 02 February 2022 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 February 2022 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 23 March 2021 51 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 23 March 2021 51 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10TH APRIL 1978 AMENDED 9TH JULY 2003

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC A MUSEUM FOR THE EXHIBITION AND DISPLAY OF ARTICLES COLLECTED TOGETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONCERNED WITH THE LIFE AND WORKS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO ACQUIRE, IMPROVE, PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN 36 CRAVEN STREET, WESTMINSTER.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
36 Craven Street
London
WC2N 5NF
Phone:
02078392006
Email:
info@benjaminfranklinhouse.org
Website:

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