AMERSHAM MUSEUM LIMITED

Charity number: 288865
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of the charity is to advance public education in relation to the history of Amersham and the surrounding area, principally by the operation of a museum. The charity owns the Amersham Museum which is situated at 49 and 51 High Street, Amersham, Bucks. It is open from Easter to the end of October.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £183,426
Total expenditure: £246,842

People

9 Trustee(s)

110 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 March 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • AMERSHAM MUSEUM (Working name)
  • FRIENDS OF AMERSHAM MUSEUM (Working name)
Company number:
01790935 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • 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
Martin Gilbert John Day Chair 31 January 2024
None on record
Rosie Amar Trustee 01 May 2025
None on record
Janice Anne Sparkes Trustee 01 May 2025
None on record
Jenifer Anne Cooper Baker Trustee 19 April 2023
None on record
Linda Kay Gould Trustee 19 April 2023
None on record
Jane Barnes Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record
Peter D Healy Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record
Kieran McPolin Trustee 09 September 2020
None on record
Alison Louise Ward Bailey Trustee 27 June 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £81.70k £121.52k £212.25k £79.98k £183.43k
Total expenditure £104.19k £128.93k £166.41k £161.92k £246.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £42.18k £28.07k £4.00k 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 December 2024 16 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 16 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 18 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 18 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 10 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13TH FEBRUARY 1984 AS AMENDED 18TH JULY 2005 as amended on 15 Dec 2022

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN RELATION TO THE HISTORY OF AMERSHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PRINCIPALLY BY THE OPERATION OF A MUSEUM

Area of benefit

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

AMERSHAM AND SURROUUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Amersham Museum
49 High Street
AMERSHAM
HP7 0DP
Phone:
01494723700
Email:
info@amershammuseum.org
Website:

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