THE SPODE MUSEUM TRUST

Charity number: 519597
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Museum comprising an extensive collection of ceramics, copper plates, tools, pattern books, paper records and other items recording the history of the manufacture of Spode china from its origin in 1770 all which archive is held upon trust to preserve it as a collection and to advance the education of the public by its exhibition; and a visitor centre on the former factory site at Stoke.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £376,810
Total expenditure: £346,255

Total income includes £314,486 from 1 government grant(s)

People

1 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Stoke-on-trent City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 December 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SMT Trustees Limited Trustee 17 December 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £63.83k £132.36k £97.52k £57.77k £376.81k
Total expenditure £27.65k £110.27k £125.13k £74.35k £346.26k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £45.92k £33.49k £4.00k £4.63k £314.49k

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 2025 24 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 24 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 October 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 16/11/1987 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 30/03/1999 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 16/12/2015

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE EXHIBITION OF THE EXISTING COLLECTION WITH SUCH OTHER ITEMS OF ARTEFACTS OF LIKE CHARACTER AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE COMPRISED IN THE TRUST FUND AND TO PRESERVE THE SAME AS A COLLECTION ("THE COLLECTION").

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
Spode Museum Trust
Elenora Street
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 1QD
Phone:
01782411421
Email:
contact@spodemuseumtrust.org
Website:

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