DOWNHAM MARKET & DISTRICT HERITAGE SOCIETY

Charity number: 1154267
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Downham Market & District Heritage Society collects,preserves and displays artefacts, documents and photographs relating to Downham Market and the surrounding villages. These items have mostly been donated by local residents and the Society operates from a free admission Heritage Centre. The Society attends outside events and has a regular programme of Talks.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £30,203
Total expenditure: £31,103

Total income includes £4,950 from 1 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

49 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 October 2013: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
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
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Peter Laing Trustee 28 May 2025
None on record
Terry Cox Trustee 02 November 2024
None on record
Sally Dobson Trustee 19 October 2023
None on record
Zowie Sweetland Trustee 10 November 2021
None on record
Anthony John Hall Trustee 11 November 2020
None on record
Diane Drewry Trustee 21 October 2019
None on record
Peter Thorpe Trustee 21 October 2019
None on record
Marion Batt Trustee 21 October 2019
None on record
CHRISTINE AUSTIN Trustee 13 September 2018
None on record
Kathleen Wiseman Trustee 13 September 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £4.93k £12.01k £22.81k £28.67k £30.20k
Total expenditure £8.48k £19.02k £15.86k £26.32k £31.10k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £1.00k £5.25k £500 £4.95k

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 2025 11 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 11 September 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 28 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 November 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 November 2021 On time
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 18 OCT 2013 AMENDED ON 11/02/2015

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF DOWNHAM MARKET AND ITS SURROUNDING VILLAGES THAT MAKE UP THE ANCIENT ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF THE CLACKCLOSE HUNDRED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) COLLECTING AND PRESERVING ARTEFACTS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE AREA; B) PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE; AND C) COLLECTING AND PUBLISHING ASSOCIATED INFORMATION.

Contact information

Address:
Discover Downham
The Old Fire Station
30 Priory Road
DOWNHAM MARKET
Norfolk
PE38 9JS
Phone:
01366384428
Email:
info@discoverdownham.org.uk
Website:

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