PORTLAND MUSEUM TRUST

Charity number: 1132576
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The advancement of the education of the public by providing and maintaining a museum of artefacts and specimens relating to the natural sciences, natural history, archaeology, literature, music, the fine art and decorative arts, antiquities and local history relating in particular to the Island of Portland.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £54,319
Total expenditure: £49,402

Total income includes £18,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

9 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 November 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anthony John Flux Chair 20 March 2024
None on record
James Ronald Barker Trustee 16 May 2025
None on record
Andrea Frankham-Hughes Trustee 17 January 2025
None on record
Robert Hughes Trustee 24 January 2024
None on record
Stella Margaret New Trustee 29 April 2023
None on record
Amanda Wallwork Trustee 17 February 2021
None on record
Nancy Louise Grace Trustee 15 September 2020
None on record
MICHAEL ANTHONY OSMOND Trustee
None on record
DAVID CARTER 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 £69.00k £103.00k £100.00k £70.84k £54.32k
Total expenditure £70.00k £96.00k £105.50k £71.82k £49.40k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £15.00k £12.40k £5.00k £8.00k £18.00k

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 27 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 27 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 14 October 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 25 JUNE 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 22 SEPTEMBER 2009

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE TRUST IS FORMED ARE (BUT ONLY IN SO FAR AS THE SAME ARE CHARITABLE): THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A MUSEUM OF ARTEFACTS AND SPECIMENS RELATING TO THE NATURAL SCIENCES, NATURAL HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY, LITERATURE, MUSIC, THE FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS, ANTIQUITIES AND LOCAL HISTORY RELATING IN PARTICULAR TO THE ISLAND OF PORTLAND

Area of benefit

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

PORTLAND

Contact information

Address:
Portland Museum
217 Wakeham
PORTLAND
Dorset
DT5 1HS
Phone:
01305821299
Email:
portlandmuseum@googlemail.com
Website:

www.portlandmuseum.co.uk Open in new window