ST ALBANS MUSICAL MUSEUM SOCIETY

Charity Number: 276072
Charity reporting is up to date (40 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society administers St Albans Organ Theatre which houses a permanent working exhibition of mechanical musical instruements and theatre pipe organs. It is open to the public one Sunday per month from 2 - 4.30pm and features a live musical performance with a full descriptive commentary. Organised groups are welcome at other times by arrangement. Regular theatre organ concerts are also held.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £23,297
Total expenditure: £31,167

People

9 Trustee(s)

12 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 August 1978: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ST ALBANS ORGAN THEATRE (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KEN SLOW Chair
None on record
Andrew Peter Barham Trustee 09 January 2014
None on record
Rose Marie Allen Trustee 09 January 2014
None on record
PETER JAMES CRAIG Trustee 18 July 2013
None on record
MARGARET DORIS PEACHEY Trustee 18 July 2013
None on record
Barry John Earl Trustee 18 July 2013
None on record
KEITH CHARLES PINNER Trustee
None on record
ERIC ALBERT PEACHEY F.C.I.S. Trustee
None on record
PETER JAMES ALLEN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £20.78k £35.90k £30.86k £19.04k £23.30k
Total expenditure £34.27k £19.97k £19.67k £34.47k £31.17k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £25.00k £22.57k £2.00k 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 October 2023 10 October 2024 40 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2022 24 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2021 21 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 23 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 03 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 10 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 19 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 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 23 MARCH 1978

Charitable objects

(I) TO ADVANCE THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE ART, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE OF MECHANICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND THEATRE AND CINEMA ORGANS AND SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS. (II) TO ACQUIRE AND EXHIBIT TO THE PUBLIC SUCH MECHANICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ORGANS AS ARE OF HISTORICAL MUSICAL AND SCIENTIFIC VALUE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit

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

IN AND NEAR ST ALBANS HERTFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
10 Heather Mead
Edlesborough
Dunstable
LU6 2HJ
Phone:
01525221358
Email:
info@stalbansorgantheatre.org.uk
Website:

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