THE FRIENDS OF THE BOWES MUSEUM

Charity number: 507680
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To assist in the education of the public through the promotion and awareness of The Bowes Museum and its collections, through the activity of a group of Friends

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £34,803
Total expenditure: £18,531

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 June 1978: Standard registration
  • 21 November 2025: Removed (Transfer of funds)
  • 21 November 2025: Funds transferred to 1079639 THE BOWES MUSEUM
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

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 £41.95k £44.74k £34.49k £37.46k £34.80k
Total expenditure £37.67k £21.22k £13.72k £84.43k £18.53k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 December 2024 07 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 07 April 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 April 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 March 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 11 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 11 April 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 September 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1959 VARIOUSLY AMENDED 1961, 1966, 1970, 1972 27 APRIL 1978, 20TH MAY 1999, 15 MAY 2008 AND 17 MAY 2017 as amended on 26 Jun 2018 as amended on 26 Jun 2019 as amended on 29 Jun 2022

Charitable objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION SUPPORT ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE BOWES MUSEUM THROUGH THE ACTIVITY OF A GROUP OF FRIENDS (SEE CLAUSE 2 FOR FURTHER DETAILS)

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED