Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

BRIGHTON TOY AND MODEL MUSEUM

The Brighton Toy and Model Museum exhibits and cares for toys and commercial models from the last four centuries and preserves them to educate and inspire people of all ages.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£210£289£-79n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£182£164£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£245£132£114n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£141£127£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£167£136£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£156£146£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£163£139£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£170£135£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£169£119£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£159£119£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£108£113£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£91£93£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£88£82£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£111£100£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09*£56£57£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£54£45£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£52£44£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£59£67£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05*£41£50£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£37£39£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 34 years

www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk

info@brightontoymuseum.co.uk

01273749494

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Belgium, Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Brighton Toy and Model Museum
£57,900 28/03/2014
Toys in the Community: Valuing memories of dolls, teddy bears and construction toys

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-82
  • ALAN GEOFFREY PETT (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • ANTHONY CAPO-BIANCO Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired
  • CHRIS LITTLEDALE, Occupation: Company Director
  • GLENN ROY BUTLER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Auctioneer
  • HUGO FRANCIS READE MARSH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Auctioneer
  • LORD RICHARD OLIVER FAULKNER Appointed: 2019
  • NEIL IVOR BENNETT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
  • NICHOLAS MARTIN ODDY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Lecturer
  • PETER BRYANT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Electrical Control Room Operator
  • VIC MICHEL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • VICTORIA KINGTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of Communications
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/01/1991, number: 1001560
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/11/1990, number: 02564153
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 35 days late, AR09: 9 days late, AR05: 28 days late, AR04: 81 days late,
Main office

BRIGHTON TOY & MODEL MUSEUM
52-55 TRAFALGAR STREET
BRIGHTON
BN1 4EB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SUSSEX BY THE PROVISION OF A TOY AND MODEL MUSEUM

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST AND WEST SUSSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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