THE SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Museum and curatorial services in Somerset, caring for over 3 million museum objects and operating 3 county museums. Statutory Archives and Local Studies services in Somerset and Devon, providing access to public records. Historic Environment conservation advice to local authorities and partners in Somerset. 400 acres of landscape sites managed. Heritage Education provision across all services.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023
Total income:
£4,135,856
Donations and legacies | £186.20k | |
Charitable activities | £3.56m | |
Other trading activities | £374.87k | |
Investments | £12.54k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£4,090,905
Raising funds | £67.98k | |
Charitable activities | £4.02m | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £3,074,332 from 16 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £67.98k | |
Charitable expenditure | £4.02m | |
Retained for future use | £44.95k |
People

73 Employee(s)
12 Trustee(s)
239 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£70k to £80k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Devon
- Somerset
Governance
- 06 October 2014: Standard registration
- 17 December 2022: Funds received from 1161263 THE SOMERSET COUNTY HISTORY TRUST
No other names
- 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
- 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
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
12 Trustee(s)
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Michael Motum | Chair | 22 May 2014 |
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Anne Rosalinde Wyke | Trustee | 21 July 2022 |
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Dr Stuart Andrew Windsor | Trustee | 28 April 2022 |
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Jill Loader | Trustee | 28 April 2022 |
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Professor Ania Zalewska | Trustee | 28 April 2022 |
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Cllr Andrea Vivienne Davis | Trustee | 27 May 2021 |
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Gloria Linda Craig | Trustee | 09 August 2019 |
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Professor Henry French | Trustee | 20 April 2017 |
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Anthony Smallwood | Trustee | 20 April 2017 |
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Peter Beacham | Trustee | 01 January 2017 |
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David Hugh Gwyther | Trustee | 01 November 2014 |
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SANDRA VIVIEN MABERLEY | Trustee | 01 November 2014 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/10/2019 | 31/10/2020 | 31/10/2021 | 31/10/2022 | 31/10/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £3.74m | £3.81m | £3.81m | £3.65m | £4.14m | |
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Total expenditure | £4.24m | £3.85m | £3.96m | £4.10m | £4.09m | |
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Income from government contracts | £550.63k | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £2.22m | £3.07m | £2.94m | £2.88m | £3.07m | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £134.59k | £241.87k | £451.43k | £139.39k | £186.20k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £352.86k | £207.41k | £221.90k | £315.77k | £374.87k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £3.25m | £3.36m | £3.14m | £3.19m | £3.56m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £115 | £65 | £5 | £52 | £12.54k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £4.18m | £3.82m | £3.93m | £4.04m | £4.02m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £58.19k | £29.52k | £21.92k | £59.02k | £67.98k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £0 | £10.00k | £11.40k | £13.66k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/10/2019 | 31/10/2020 | 31/10/2021 | 31/10/2022 | 31/10/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £283.03k | £128.41k | £23.38k | £149.60k | £143.36k | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £1 | £1 | £1 | |
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Other assets | £1.63m | £2.00m | £2.50m | £2.30m | £2.28m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | -£5.58m | -£7.80m | -£7.07m | £1.81m | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £1.09m | £991.77k | £1.17m | £1.11m | £1.14m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 October 2023 | 31 July 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2023 | 31 July 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 October 2022 | 29 June 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2022 | 29 June 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 October 2021 | 03 August 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2021 | 03 August 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 October 2020 | 12 August 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2020 | 12 August 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 October 2019 | 24 August 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2019 | 24 August 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 MAY 2014 as amended on 26 Oct 2018
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, NAMELY: 8.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; 8.1.2 THE PROMOTION OF ARTS, HERITAGE, CULTURE AND SCIENCE INCLUDING BY THE PRESERVATION AND SAFEGUARDING OF SUCH LAND, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, ARCHAEOLOGY, OBJECTS, RECORDS OR BOOKS AS MAY BE OF HISTORIC OR EDUCATIONAL INTEREST OR SIGNIFICANCE; AND 8.1.3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Contact information
- Address:
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Somerset Heritage Centre
Brunel Way
Norton Fitzwarren
Taunton
TA2 6SF
- Phone:
- 01823278805
- Email:
- info@swheritage.org.uk
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