THE HERMITAGE FOUNDATION UK

Charity number: 1100096
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Hermitage Foundation UK are a support group dedicated to working outside Russia for the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and promoting the Hermitage and Russian culture abroad.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £55,113
Total expenditure: £121,211

People

7 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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 Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Russia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 October 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE FRIENDS OF THE HERMITAGE (Previous name)
Company number:
04766258 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher Neil Jones Trustee 14 December 2021
None on record
Jonathan Yarker Trustee 14 December 2021
None on record
GUY EDWARD MARTYN VESEY Trustee 07 January 2020
None on record
CAROLINE De GUITAUT LVO Trustee 17 September 2019
None on record
Marquess of Cholmondeley Trustee 28 January 2014
None on record
Professor Brian Francis Allen Trustee 18 August 2011
MODERN ART PRESS
Received: On time
ADRIAN DAVID SASSOON Trustee
THE ATTINGHAM TRUST FOR THE STUDY OF HISTORIC HOUSES AND COLLECTIONS IN BRITAIN
Recently registered
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £578.39k £265.45k £464.82k £13.76k £55.11k
Total expenditure £437.11k £186.02k £144.41k £98.43k £121.21k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £219.40k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £6.90k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £288.39k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £61.61k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £2.09k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £410.48k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £5.75k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £40.51k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £20.87k 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 October 2023 15 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 15 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 16 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2021 08 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 08 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 28 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 28 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 16 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 16 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 MAY 2003 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 9 DECEMBER 2010

Charitable objects

1 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM OF ST PETERSBURG (THE HERMITAGE) IN RESPECT OF ITS ARTISTIC, SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE HERMITAGE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME CARRY OUT AS A MUSEUM, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION, REBUILDING OR RENOVATION OF THE HERMITAGE; 2 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND ORGANISING LECTURES, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, COURSES, EXCHANGES AND EXHIBITIONS IN RESPECT OF THE ARTISTIC, SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE HERMITAGE AND BY ORGANISING TOURS OF THE HERMITAGE AND ITS EXHIBITS AND COLLECTIONS; 3 SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE UNITED KINGDOM AND RUSSIA

Contact information

Address:
THE HERMITAGE FOUNDATION UK
CHARLTON HOUSE
5A BLOOMSBURY SQUARE
LONDON
WC1A 2TA
Phone:
02074047780
Email:
info@hermitagefoundation.co.uk
Website:

www.hermitagefoundation.co.uk Open in new window