SHIRE HALL (DORCHESTER) TRUST

Charity number: 1163252
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Shire Hall (Dorchester)Trust is an independent charity that operates the Historic Courthouse Museum at Dorset's Shire Hall. Our mission is to make Shire Hall into a place that engages visitors with the history of justice and injustice in Dorset and beyond. It inspires people to make a difference to society, politics, and justice for all.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £291,923
Total expenditure: £413,121

Total income includes £24,236 from 2 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

30 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
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 August 2015: 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
  • 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
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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
Dr Rose WALLIS Chair 01 August 2021
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO
Received: On time
Ines Lage Trustee 10 March 2023
None on record
Trevor Hedger Trustee 01 August 2021
None on record
Mary Penfold Trustee 30 November 2019
None on record
David Upshall Trustee 18 January 2019
None on record
Ian Francois Bernard Gosling Trustee 16 March 2017
HERTFORD BRITISH HOSPITAL, PARIS
Received: On time
THE DORCHESTER CIVIC SOCIETY
Received: On time
Hertford British Charitable Fund
Received: On time
THOMAS DE WIT MA Trustee 21 August 2015
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 £407.58k £421.48k £406.02k £363.55k £291.92k
Total expenditure £431.84k £283.09k £353.71k £411.41k £413.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.79k £107.77k £43.18k £19.05k £24.24k

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 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 01 March 2024 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 01 March 2024 30 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 21 Aug 2015 as amended on 07 Jun 2024

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF DORCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SHIRE HALL DORCHESTER FOR THE PROVISION OF A VISITOR CENTRE AND OTHER ASSOCIATED CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.

Contact information

Address:
Shire Hall
High West Street
DORCHESTER
DT1 1UY
Phone:
01305261849
Email:
info@shirehalldorset.org
Website:

shirehalldorset.org