OATES MEMORIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM AND THE GILBERT WHITE MUSEUM

Charity number: 307098
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The principal activities of the educational charitable trust are to maintain Gilbert White's House & Garden in Selborne, with associated Field Studies Centre, as a visitor attraction & Accredited museum. We engage with people of all ages & abilities to promote enjoyment & exploration of our heritage through our exhibitions, collections, learning & education programme, outreach & access policies.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £11,950
Total expenditure: £20,213

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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 May 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GILBERT WHITE'S HOUSE & THE OATES MUSEUM (Working name)
  • GILBERT WHITES HOUSE AND THE OATES MUSEUM (Working name)
  • THE OATES MEMORIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
GILBERT WHITE & THE OATES COLLECTIONS Trustee 21 March 2016
None on record

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 £0 £839 £162 £50 £11.95k
Total expenditure £18.73k £839 £19.31k £19.30k £20.21k
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 30 January 2025 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 10 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 March 2021 59 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.

SCHEME DATED 07/02/1994 AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 11/08/2006 AS AMENDED ON 01/02/2007 AS AMENDED ON 30/03/2009 AS AMENDED ON 08/03/2016 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 21/03/2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, (A) BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM AND LIBRARY; AND (B) BY THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF: (I) THE HOUSE KNOWN AS “THE WAKES” IN SELBORNE, HAMPSHIRE TOGETHER WITH ITS ANCILLARY BUILDINGS, GARDENS AND PARK OR SUCH PARTS THEREOF AS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE HELD BY THE CHARITY; AND (II) THE GILBERT WHITE AND CAPTAIN LAWRENCE AND FRANK OATES’ COLLECTIONS OF NATURAL HISTORY AND OTHER EXHIBITS, BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS; (2) THE SAID LAND AND BUILDINGS AND THE COLLECTION OF EXHIBITS, BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS REFERRED TO IN THE SAID SCHEDULE SHALL BE APPROPRIATED AND USED FOR THE SAID OBJECT.

Area of benefit

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

SELBORNE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Contact information

Address:
Gilbert Whites House & Gardens
High Street
Selborne
Alton
GU34 3JH
Phone:
01420511275
Email:
info@gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk
Website:

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