WIMBORNE MINSTER MODEL TOWN

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The objects of the Charity are to advance the education of Wimborne Minster Town, its history, architecture, design and layout by maintaining and displaying a 1/10th scale model of the Town as it was in 1950. we also promote its social history for the benefit of its inhabitants and of visitors to the town. The principal activities relate to the achieving of these aims.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024
People

8 Trustee(s)
45 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Dorset
Governance
- 27 November 1987: Standard registration
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- 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
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
8 Trustee(s)
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Derek Wyn Hughes | Trustee | 30 September 2025 |
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David Penri Jones | Trustee | 29 July 2025 |
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Heather Jane Birchenough | Trustee | 29 July 2025 |
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Iain McIntosh Stevenson | Trustee | 29 July 2025 |
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James Chissell | Trustee | 19 May 2025 |
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Jill King | Trustee | 01 November 2021 |
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Mark George Terrell | Trustee | 01 November 2019 |
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MICHAEL JOHN HOPKINS | Trustee | 01 November 2019 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/10/2020 | 31/10/2021 | 31/10/2022 | 31/10/2023 | 31/10/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £96.08k | £283.35k | £202.40k | £213.10k | £204.00k | |
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Total expenditure | £121.08k | £147.06k | £165.75k | £197.50k | £219.00k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £16.55k | £9.93k | £2.80k | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 October 2024 | 24 March 2025 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2024 | 21 May 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 October 2023 | 15 May 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2023 | 15 May 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 October 2022 | 06 March 2023 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2022 | 06 March 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 October 2021 | 06 April 2022 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2021 | 06 April 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 October 2020 | 28 June 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2020 | 28 June 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27TH MAY 1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 9TH NOVEMBER 1987
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE OF WIMBORNE MINSTER TOWN ITS HISTORY ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND LAYOUT INCLUDING THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE TOWN THROUGH THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF MODEL BUILDINGS SHOWING WIMBORNE MINSTER TOWN AS IT WAS IN 1950 AND TO INCLUDE APPROPRIATE LANDSCAPING.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Contact information
- Address:
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16 King Street
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 1DY
- Phone:
- 01202881924
- Email:
- info@wimborne-modeltown.com
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