YORKSHIRE MUSEUM OF FARMING LIMITED

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
To operate the business of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming Limited, the objects of which are to preserve for the benefit of the Nation, agricultural machinery, equipment, buildings, documents and livestock of educational and historical interest and to maintain and operate a museum for the purpose of exhibiting to the public such items of educational or historical interest.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£667,273
Donations and legacies | £34.19k | |
Charitable activities | £182.16k | |
Other trading activities | £448.05k | |
Investments | £2.71k | |
Other | £155 |
Total expenditure:
£615,890
Raising funds | £455.85k | |
Charitable activities | £160.04k | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £455.85k | |
Charitable expenditure | £160.04k | |
Retained for future use | £51.38k |
People

22 Employee(s)
13 Trustee(s)
10 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Animals
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Barnsley
- Bradford City
- Calderdale
- City Of Wakefield
- City Of York
- Doncaster
- Kirklees
- Leeds City
- Rotherham
- Sheffield City
Governance
- 19 December 1980: Standard registration
- MURTON PARK (Working name)
- YORKSHIRE MUSEUM OF FARMING LIMITED (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media 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
13 Trustee(s)
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Captain RN Michael A James | Chair | 11 October 2016 |
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Oliver Martyn Harding Edwards | Trustee | 12 September 2024 |
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Diane Margaret Kemp | Trustee | 08 August 2023 |
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Nicholas Rory Kemp | Trustee | 08 August 2023 |
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Thomas Jeremy Stubbins | Trustee | 08 August 2023 |
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Louise Bowling | Trustee | 29 September 2020 |
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Chris Downes | Trustee | 02 July 2019 |
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Craig Benton | Trustee | 26 June 2018 |
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JULIET DREWNIAK | Trustee | 13 October 2015 |
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Andrew Trezise | Trustee | 17 June 2013 |
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JAMES FREDERICK STEPHENSON | Trustee |
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JOHN B MORRELL | Trustee |
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JULIAN CHRISTOPHER HOPWOOD | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £459.10k | £475.36k | £562.36k | £619.84k | £667.27k | |
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Total expenditure | £414.38k | £347.72k | £464.65k | £591.70k | £615.89k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £4.41k | £2.32k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | N/A | £16.74k | £19.49k | £34.19k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | N/A | £367.42k | £439.94k | £448.05k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £169.13k | £160.16k | £182.16k | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | N/A | £104 | £253 | £2.71k | |
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Income - Other | N/A | N/A | £8.97k | £0 | £155 | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £115.85k | £145.11k | £160.04k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | N/A | £348.80k | £446.60k | £455.85k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | N/A | £2.24k | £2.11k | £2.11k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | N/A | £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 | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | N/A | N/A | £562.19k | £632.51k | £648.96k | |
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Long-term investments | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | N/A | N/A | £603.00k | £612.26k | £614.65k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | N/A | N/A | £69.40k | £119.95k | £87.40k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 01 October 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 01 October 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 09 October 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 09 October 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 11 August 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 11 August 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 14 September 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 14 September 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 07 October 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 07 October 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 16/10/1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/01/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/11/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/06/2015
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE MUISEUM IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT BUILDGS, DOCUMENTS AND LIVESTOCK OF EDUCATIONAL AND HISTORICAL INTEREST AND TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A MUSEUM AT MURTON IN THE COUNTY OF NORTH YORKSHIRE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXHIBITING TO THE PUBLIC SUCH ITEMS OF EDUCATIONAL OR HISTORICAL INTERESTS AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBOVE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE.
Area of benefit
THE ORIGINAL COUNTY OF YORKSHIRE AND THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
Contact information
- Address:
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YORKSHIRE MUSEUM OF FARMING
MURTON PARK
MURTON LANE
MURTON
YORK
YO19 5UF
- Phone:
- 01904489731
- Email:
- s.lofthouse@murtonpark.co.uk
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