BRITISH GLASS FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 1139252
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE BRITISH GLASS FOUNDATION IS AN ENABLING BODY BRINGING TOGETHER ALL RELEVANT AND INDEPENDENT GLASS AND CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMON AIM TO PROTECT AND SAVE THE GLASS, ARCHIVE AND TECHNICAL COLLECTIONS AT BROADFIELD HOUSE GLASS MUSEUM AND TO ENSURE THEIR FUTURE DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC, ACCESS FOR RESEARCH AND CONTINUED GROWTH.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £146,229
Total expenditure: £144,951

People

9 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • 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:
  • 02 December 2010: Standard registration
  • 26 October 2019: Funds received from 1043824 THE FRIENDS OF BROADFIELD HOUSE GLASS MUSEUM
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07344291 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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
GRAHAM KNOWLES Chair
None on record
Larry Priest Trustee 19 July 2022
None on record
Elliot Walker Trustee 27 June 2022
None on record
Christopher Day Trustee 20 May 2022
None on record
William Francis Farmer Trustee 08 October 2020
None on record
Professor James Scott Measell Trustee 14 May 2019
None on record
GAVIN CHRISTOPHER WHITEHOUSE Trustee 14 May 2019
THE CLEMENT KEYS CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
ALLISTER MALCOLM Trustee 09 January 2013
None on record
GRAHAM FISHER MBE Trustee 09 January 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £127.43k £51.38k £869.67k £116.06k £146.23k
Total expenditure £40.57k £37.97k £901.41k £105.97k £144.95k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k £11.00k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £869.67k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £901.41k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 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 March 2024 09 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 10 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 10 May 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 ON 12 AUGUST 2010 as amended on 08 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION, ADVANCEMENT, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE CRAFT OF GLASS MAKING. THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, INDUSTRY AND HISTORY OF THE GLASS MAKING. THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE ENGLAND AND WALES.

Contact information

Address:
Stourbridge Glass Museum
Stuart Works
High Street
WORDSLEY
West Midlands
DY8 4FB
Phone:
01384 431761
Email:
bgf@britishglassfoundation.org.uk
Website:

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