OXFORDSHIRE MUSEUMS COUNCIL

Charity Number: 296735
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Assisting with the educational purposes of museums etc in Oxfordshire including promoting cooperation,training and fund raising.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £2,900
Total expenditure: £1,316

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

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:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 May 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • OXFORDSHIRE MUSEUMS ADVISORY COUNCIL (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SIMON MATTHEW TOWNSEND Chair
BANBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
Marita Ann Middleton Trustee 21 October 2021
GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED
Received: On time
Friends of Reading Museum
Received: On time
Elin Bornemann Trustee 09 November 2017
None on record
Carol Anne Anderson Trustee
Burford Tolsey Museum and Archive
Received: On time

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 £4.70k £1.70k £3.45k £2.45k £2.90k
Total expenditure £8.42k £2.24k £2.63k £2.39k £1.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 21 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 August 2024 195 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 February 2021 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 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 16 JANUARY 1987 AS AMENDED 29 OCTOBER 1993, 20 OCTOBER 1999, 17 MAY 2007 AND 21 OCTOBER 2010

Charitable objects

2. OBJECTS : THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE COUNCIL IS ESTABLISHED IS TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY: (I) ASSISTING WITH THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF MUSEUMS, ART GALLERIES OR COLLECTIONS WHICH ARE SITUATE OR WHICH OPERATE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIRE AND WHICH ARE OPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE (SUCH MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES BEING HEREINAFTER TOGETHER CALLED "OXFORDSHIRE MUSEUMS") BY PROMOTING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROMOTION OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ORGANISATION OF AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY OXFORDSHIRE MUSEUMS AND GENERALLY IN THE QUALITY OF OXFORDSHIRE MUSEUMS AND BY FOSTERING THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF OXFORDSHIRE MUSEUMS BY THE PUBLIC. (II) ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING IN PROMOTING CO-OPERATION BETWEEN MUSEUM INTERESTS AND CO-ORDINATION OF MUSEUM ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY INCLUDING LIAISON AS NECESSARY WITH SUCH OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND BODIES INCLUDING REGIONAL AND NATIONAL BODIES AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS. (III) SEEKING GENERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND GRANT-AID FROM THOSE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE EMPOWERED TO ASSIST MUSEUMS BY PROVIDING GRANT-AID TO PROMOTE THEIR ACTIVITIES. (IV) SEEKING FUNDS FROM THE MEMBER BODIES AND ELSEWHERE TO PROVIDE SUPPORTING FINANCE IN RESPECT OF GRANT-AID REQUIRING A CONTRIBUTION FROM RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS. (V) ENCOURAGING THE FORMATION OF GROUPS OF FRIENDS ASSOCIATED WITH INDIVIDUAL MUSEUMS OR A CONSORTIUM OF MUSEUMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOLUNTARY ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR FINANCIAL AND OTHER NEEDS. (VI) FACILITATING TRAINING SO AS TO ASSIST OXFORDSHIRE MUSEUMS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THEIR OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

OXFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Banbury Museum
Castle Quay
Spiceball Park Road
BANBURY
OX16 2PQ
Phone:
01295753752
Email:
simon.townsend@banburymuseum.org
Website:

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