ASHFORD BOROUGH MUSEUM SOCIETY

Charity number: 298060
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Museum providing information and exhibits about Ashford in Kents past including for the first time an area highlighting the towns railway history. For the 2014 season a display commemoration the first world war with photographs and letters from local people. It also includes a small mock trench.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £34,266
Total expenditure: £53,657

Total income includes £19,484 from 2 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

30 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:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 January 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE ASHFORD MUSEUM (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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Graham Harold Galpin Trustee 08 July 2024
None on record
MICHAEL JOHN BOULDING Trustee 20 April 2017
None on record
KAREN SAUNDERS Trustee 19 May 2016
None on record
CHRISTINE EVELYN CARY DRURY Trustee 25 October 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £11.09k £32.43k £71.50k £35.57k £34.27k
Total expenditure £11.98k £10.10k £16.79k £54.16k £53.66k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £20.00k £64.83k £15.33k £19.48k

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 2023 19 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 19 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 03 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 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 01/07/1987 AS AMENDED ON 18/04/2013 as amended on 08 Jul 2024

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM IN ASHFORD.

Area of benefit

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

BOROUGH OF ASHFORD IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

Contact information

Address:
The Churchyard
Ashford
Kent
TN23 1QG
Phone:
01233 635449
Email:
enquiries@ashfordmuseum.org.uk
Website:

ashfordmuseum.org.uk/