THE BRITISH VINTAGE WIRELESS AND TELEVISION MUSEUM

Charity Number: 1111516
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preservation of early wireless and television sets and allied equipment.Archives of relevent documents and manuals.Education for all those inerested in early communications from pre-broadcasting days.Social evenings for Friends of the Museum and various events throughout the year

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 04 March 2024

Total income: £11,520
Total expenditure: £10,071

People

4 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 September 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MICHAEL BARKER Chair
None on record
RON KEITH PURBRICK MBE Trustee 25 August 2023
None on record
KEVIN LOTT Trustee
None on record
EILEEN LAFFEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 04/03/2020 04/03/2021 04/03/2022 04/03/2023 04/03/2024
Total gross income £15.83k £394.28k £9.64k £10.02k £11.52k
Total expenditure £13.10k £51.42k £217.30k £25.39k £10.07k
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 04 March 2024 28 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 04 March 2023 04 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 04 March 2022 04 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 04 March 2021 12 December 2022 342 days late
Accounts and TAR 04 March 2021 12 December 2022 342 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 04 March 2020 30 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 4 FEBRUARY 2005

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO OR FOR THE COLLECTION PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF RADIO AND TELEVISION EQUIPMENT AND ALLIED MACHINERY FOR THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF RADIO TRANSMISSION PRESERVATION OF RARE MATERIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INTO THE HISTORY AND SOCIAL HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF RADIO AND TELEVISION TRANSMISSION AND OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT ('THE OBJECTS').

Area of benefit

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

IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD

Contact information

Address:
POUND COTTAGE
COATE
DEVIZES
SN10 3LG
Phone:
07881950549
Email:
mike@workingwireless.co.uk
Website:

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