Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Qualified accounts: -3
Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

CAVALCADE OF COSTUME LIMITED

The objects of The Cavalcade of Costume Limited are to provide for the advancement of public education a museum for the display of costumes together with such other exhibits or items of social history or other educational interest from time to time.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

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

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		£45	£108	£-63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£78	£84	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£100	£40	£60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£49	£23	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£24	£26	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£23	£20	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£31	£29	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£19	£19	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£17	£20	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£17	£18	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£17	£18	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£21	£28	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£18	£27	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£20	£24	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£22	£24	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£37	£26	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07		£25	£25	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£25	£25	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	*	£26	£29	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	*	£27	£23	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 29 years

www.blandfordfashionmuseum.co.uk

blandfordfashionmuseum@btconnect.com

01258 453006

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Dorset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
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
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£15,000	08/02/2022	towards phase two of the refurbishment of Lime Tree House, home of the Blandford Fashion Museum
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to The Cavalcade of Costume trading as Blandford Fashion Musuem
£20,000	28/09/2020 2	Restoration of Grade II* listed Lime Tree House, home of the Blandford Fashion Museum

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-80

DR HELEN MARGARET WALTER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: University Lecturer

JEAN FRANCES LONGLEY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

KAITLIN BRIANA OLIVER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Museum Curator

REBECCA LUCY PRIDE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Course Leader Ba(Hons) Costume And Performance Des

STELLA PAULINA WALKER BA Appointed: 2012

SALLY MARIA O'SHEA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/01/1996, number: 1052471
Registered at Companies House on 07/12/1995, number: 03135360

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
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
Investment
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; AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 9 days late,

Main office

CAVALCADE OF COSTUME LIMITED
LIME TREE HOUSE
11 THE PLOCKS
BLANDFORD FORUM
DORSET
DT11 7AA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION A MUSEUM FOR THE DISPLAY OF COSTUMES TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER EXHIBITS OR ITEMS OF SOCIAL HISTORICAL OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL INTEREST FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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