BISHOP'S STORTFORD MUSEUM AND ARTS CIO

Charity number: 1189853
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Houses a Museum, Auditorium, Meeting Rooms, Dance Studios and cafe/bar area. The complex provides local access to the arts and facilities for a range of cultural activities including dance, theatre, education and cinema.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 June 2020: CIO registration
  • 27 June 2024: Funds received from 1090267 RHODES BIRTHPLACE TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jonathan Gregory Trustee 18 September 2024
THE BME HOUSING TRUST
Recently registered
Sophie Elizabeth Martin Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
Teresa Di Falco Trustee 24 May 2023
None on record
Yvonne Roger Estop Trustee 01 March 2023
None on record
Michelle Brinklow Trustee 01 March 2023
None on record
Elizabeth Jane Phillips Trustee 01 March 2023
None on record
Patrick James Brennan Trustee 10 March 2021
None on record
Graham Pettit Trustee 10 March 2021
EMMETT'S GENIES
Received: On time
Steven Connors Trustee 05 June 2020
None on record
Deirdre Glasgow Trustee 05 June 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £0 £5.02m £998.67k £1.12m
Total expenditure £0 £714.65k £1.02m £1.12m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £127.50k £258.01k £262.50k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £4.48m £262.04k £268.18k
Income - Other trading activities N/A £117.91k £177.92k £203.06k
Income - Charitable activities N/A £422.70k £549.94k £621.53k
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment N/A £835 £8.76k £24.94k
Income - Other N/A £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies N/A £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £660.20k £930.79k £1.02m
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £53.18k £88.01k £103.75k
Expenditure - Governance N/A £15.23k £22.55k £24.77k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other N/A £1.27k £1.80k £1.92k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets N/A £3.89m £3.87m £3.86m
Long-term investments N/A £0 £0 £0
Other assets N/A £577.35k £597.36k £576.93k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities N/A £162.89k £181.00k £159.65k

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 2024 19 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 04 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 04 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 February 2023 28 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 February 2023 28 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Charity Secretary
Southmill Arts Centre
1-3 South Road
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Hertfordshire
Phone:
01279 715000