VISCOUNTESS WOLSELEYS BEQUEST

Charity number: 305978
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Housing, Care and maintenance of the Wolseley collection. The provision and arrangement in the wolseley room, or elsewhere of lectures, talks etc on subjects of argiculture and horticulture, garden design, history of places and lands in sussex and the history of old agricultural customs. Purchase of books, letters, maps etc and other objects of interest to be added to the wolseley collection.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £13,573
Total expenditure: £3,952

People

1 Trustee(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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 November 1970: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £5.68k £5.42k £9.46k £12.40k £13.57k
Total expenditure £5.68k £0 £4.34k £4.18k £3.95k
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 2025 06 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 20 AUGUST 1969

Charitable objects

1) THE HOUSING, CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE WOLSEY COLLECTION OF BOOKPLATES, NOTEBOOKS, PLANS, ENGRAVINGS, BOOKS AND PERSONAL ITEMS OF THE WOLSELEY FAMILY, TOGETHER WITH THE FIELD MARSHALL VISCOUNT WOLSELEY COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, IN A ROOM OR ROOMS AT THE HOVE PUBLIC LIBRARY, TO BE KNOWN AS VISCOUNTESS WOLSELEY'S ROOM OR ROOMS. 2) THE PROVISION AND ARRANGEMENT IN THE WOLSELEY ROOM, OR ELSEWHERE IF THE CORPORATION SHALL SO THINK FIT, OF LECTURES, TALKS, DISCUSSIONS AND CLASSES ON OR CONCERNING SUBJECTS OR TOPICS WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF THE CORPORATION ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE WOLSELEY COLLECTION OR ON MATTERS THERE IN COMPRISED AND DEALT WITH AND ALSO ON THE SUBJECTS OF AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE (SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING COMMERCIAL AND MARKET GARDENING) GARDEN DESIGN, THE PAST HISTORY OF PLACES AND LANDS IN THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX AND THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF OLD AGRICULTURAL CUSTOMS, USAGES AND PRACTICES IN THE SAID COUNTY. 3) THE ACQUISITION BY PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE OF ANY BOOKS, BOOKPLATES, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, MAPS, PLANS, DIAGRAMS, SKETCHES, PICTURES, PRINTS, ENGRAVINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, REPRODUCTIONS, DRAWINGS AND OTHER OBJECTS OF INTEREST OF ANY NATURE OR KIND TO BE ADDED TO THE WOLSELEY COLLECTION.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Brighton & Hove City Council
Democratic Services
Room 167
Hove Town Hall
Norton R
Phone:
01273296963
Email:
sally.mcmahon@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Website:

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