SAFFRON WALDEN MUSEUM SOCIETY LIMITED

Charity number: 1123209
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote the study and extend the knowledge of natural history and human history in all their branches. To further these aims by carrying on the museum at Saffron Walden(founded in 1834) and arranging lectures, demonstrations and other activities from time to time, both within the museum and elsewhere.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £84,665
Total expenditure: £18,471

Total income includes £1,800 from 2 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

16 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 March 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06469141 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Keith Leslie Eden Chair 24 August 2018
None on record
Councillor Margaret Mary Teresa Sutton Trustee 25 July 2023
None on record
Douglas David Kent Trustee 22 October 2021
None on record
Sheila Christine Sharpe Trustee 25 September 2015
None on record
RICHARD JOHN PRIESTLEY Trustee 10 March 2012
None on record
PAUL SIDNEY SALVIDGE Trustee
None on record
MR E ANTHONY WATSON Trustee
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 £50.98k £66.86k £22.29k £26.62k £84.67k
Total expenditure £23.55k £17.20k £19.50k £16.64k £18.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £1.00k N/A £1.80k

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 24 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 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) 10 JANUARY 2008

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND EXTEND THE KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL HISTORY AND HUMAN HISTORY IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES 2) TO FURTHER THESE AIMS BY CARRYING ON THE MUSEUM AT SAFFRON WALDEN (FOUNDED IN 1834) AND ARRANGING LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FROM TIME TO TIME, BOTH WITHIN THE MUSEUM AND ELSEWHERE.

Area of benefit

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

SAFFRON WALDEN AND ELSEWHERE

Contact information

Address:
1 Maypole Close
SAFFRON WALDEN
CB11 4DB
Phone:
01799527546
Email:
swmuseum@gmail.com
Website:

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