FRIENDS OF THE IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM

Charity Number: 518657
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the charity are to provide financial assistance to the charity registered as the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Limited to secure the preservation, restoration, improvement, enhancement and maintenance of features of historic and industrial importance.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £36,576
Total expenditure: £39,649

People

14 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Shropshire
  • Telford & Wrekin

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 March 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Mitchell Freeman Trustee 22 June 2023
None on record
Claire Suzanne Spicer Trustee 22 June 2023
None on record
Martin James Trustee 22 June 2022
None on record
Jennifer Edwards Trustee 22 June 2022
None on record
Rachel Waterson Trustee 22 June 2022
THE IRONBRIDGE AND COALBROOKDALE CIVIC SOCIETY
Recently registered
MR JIM CLARKE Trustee 24 June 2015
None on record
Raymond Farlow Trustee 24 June 2015
THE IRONBRIDGE AND COALBROOKDALE CIVIC SOCIETY
Recently registered
Sir Neil Cossons Trustee 01 July 2013
None on record
DAVID GLYN BOWEN Trustee 25 April 2012
None on record
Susan Tarr Trustee 25 April 2012
NEWPORT AND DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY
Received: On time
MR STEVE EVANS Trustee 07 June 2011
None on record
WENDY WATERSON Trustee
None on record
RAY HARDMAN Trustee
THE J L EDWARDS MEMORIAL FUND IN CONNECTION WITH THE WILLIAM BROOKES SCHOOL
Received: On time
GERALDINE KING Trustee
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £47.91k £62.82k £34.10k £33.39k £36.58k
Total expenditure £45.24k £26.52k £76.67k £25.43k £39.65k
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 2023 23 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 05 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 05 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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.

RULES ADOPTED 26 JUNE 1986 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 24/06/2015 as amended on 19 Jun 2019 as amended on 22 Jun 2022

Charitable objects

THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING THE CHARITY REGISTERED AS THE IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, ENHANCEMENT AND OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL INTEREST.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST
COACH ROAD
COALBROOKDALE
TELFORD
TF8 7DQ
Phone:
01952435900
Email:
friends@ironbridge.org.uk
Website:

www.ironbridge.org.uk Open in new window