THE STAMFORD MERCURY ARCHIVE TRUST

Charity Number: 1111011
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preservation, for the benefit of the community, of The Stamford Mercury Archive of newspapers, and to make the information contained therein available to the public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £866
Total expenditure: £382

People

10 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:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Lincolnshire
  • Northamptonshire
  • Rutland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 August 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PHILIPPA JANE MASSEY Chair
None on record
Cllr Cain Josef Parkinson Trustee 09 June 2025
None on record
Michael Robert Atkinson Trustee 25 November 2021
None on record
Lea Rickard Trustee 09 November 2021
None on record
Cllr RICHARD JAMES CLEAVER Trustee 09 September 2021
None on record
Dr NICHOLAS JOHN SHEEHAN Trustee 01 October 2018
None on record
JOHN HOPSON Trustee 05 February 2018
None on record
Torrin Philip John Clark Trustee 10 October 2016
None on record
Sarah Elizabeth Critchard Trustee 02 October 2013
None on record
PHILIP ROBSON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £1.74k £597 £644 £1.16k £866
Total expenditure £460 £720 £527 £578 £382
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 December 2024 06 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 21 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 16 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 02 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 02/02/2005 AS AMENDED ON 15/02/2015

Charitable objects

2.1 TO HOUSE, PRESERVE FOR THE FUTURE AND MAINTAIN TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY THE STAMFORD MERCURY ARCHIVE ("THE ARCHIVE"). THE ARCHIVE SHALL MEAN THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF STAMFORD MERCURY AND OTHER NEWSPAPERS COMPRISING THE GIFT OF WELLAND VALLEY NEWSPAPERS LTD TO THE CHARITY. 2.2 TO USE THE ARCHIVE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND RESEARCH INSOFAR THAT SUCH USE DOES NOT PLACE AT RISK THE FRAGILE HISTORICAL CONTENTS OF THE ARCHIVE AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE AND DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE ARCHIVE IN ANY APPROPRIATE MEDIUM.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. LINCOLSHIRE AND RUTLAND.

Contact information

Address:
Spring Cottage
Shepherds Walk
Belmesthorpe
Stamford
PE9 4JG
Phone:
01780765583
Email:
secretary@smarchive.org.uk
Website:

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