DARTMOUTH MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 306635
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Up to 10,000 visitors a year since reopened Henley Collection. Upgraded Maritime history room reopened for 2010. Dartmouth's social and WW II story in 2011. Upgraded shop 2020. Accreditation 2008, 2011 and 2018. Talks in winter. Mayflower gallery Oct 2021. Outreach activities, schools/adults. Jesse Room (ceiling Tree of Jesse) during opening hours. Open 6 days a week all year bar 3 public hols.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2025

Total income: £57,006
Total expenditure: £71,017

Total income includes £20,000 from 3 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

33 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 February 1965: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • DARTMOUTH MUSEUM (Working name)
  • DARTMOUTH MUSEUM ACCOCIATION (Previous name)
  • FRIENDS OF THE DARTMOUTH BOROUGH MUSEUM (Previous name)
  • FRIENDS OF THE DARTMOUTH MUSEUM ACCOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Raymond Rowley Chair 17 May 2023
DARTMOUTH UNITED CHARITIES
Received: On time
DARTMOUTH MUSEUM
Recently registered
Peter Howell Trustee 19 November 2025
DARTMOUTH MUSEUM
Recently registered
Penelope Rowley Trustee 19 November 2025
DARTMOUTH MUSEUM
Recently registered
Iain McCall Trustee 24 May 2024
None on record
Mr SPENCER WIGLEY Trustee 17 May 2023
DARTMOUTH MUSEUM
Recently registered
Jonathan Turner Trustee 17 May 2023
SOUTH WEST MARITIME HISTORY SOCIETY CIO
Received: On time
Andrew Williams Trustee 27 October 2020
None on record
Dr Jane Elizabeth Harrold PhD BA MA Trustee 25 October 2013
None on record
Dr RICHARD PORTER PhD Trustee
DARTMOUTH MUSEUM
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024 31/01/2025
Total gross income £13.31k £49.78k £42.11k £57.01k £57.01k
Total expenditure £34.93k £36.47k £42.88k £71.02k £71.02k
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 £20.00k

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 January 2025 12 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2025 12 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2024 22 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 22 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 06 January 2024 37 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 06 January 2024 37 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 10 January 2023 41 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 10 January 2023 41 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 27 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 Not required
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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 16 APR 2003 AS AMENDED ON 21 APR 2004 AS AMENDED ON 24 APR 2013

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ARCHAEOLOGY, NATURAL SCIENCES, NATURAL HISTORY, ARTS, ANTIQUES AND LOCAL AND MARITIME HISTORY BY OPERATING A MUSEUM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Contact information

Address:
DARTMOUTH MUSEUM
DUKE STREET
DARTMOUTH
TQ6 9PZ
Phone:
01803832923
Email:
office@dartmouthmuseum.org
Website:

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