FRIENDS OF THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM

Charity number: 515029
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of the friends is the education of the public by promoting, supporting, assisting and improving the black country living museum. The friends also provide help to the museum by volunteering to help at events within the museum.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2019

Total income: £5,642
Total expenditure: £9,511

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Dudley
  • Sandwell
  • Walsall
  • Wolverhampton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 April 1984: Standard registration
  • 03 March 2020: Removed (Funds transferred (incor))
  • 03 March 2020: Funds transferred to 504481 THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM TRUST
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FOBCM (Working name)
  • THE FRIENDS OF THE BLACK COUNTRY MUSEUM (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
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 31/12/2015 31/12/2016 31/12/2017 31/12/2018 31/12/2019
Total gross income £9.02k £10.13k £8.85k £8.73k £5.64k
Total expenditure £10.53k £9.26k £7.76k £7.58k £9.51k
Income from government contracts N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £0 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 2019 06 February 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2018 13 May 2019 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2018 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2017 25 May 2018 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2017 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2016 21 May 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2016 Not Required

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 11 MAY 1983, AS AMENDED 8 MAY 1991 AND 10 MARCH 2010.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF THE BLACK COUNTRY BY PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND ASSISTING IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM (REGISTERED CHARITY 504481).

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED