Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE WEST HOUSE AND HEATH ROBINSON MUSEUM TRUST 

The trust operates the museum and shop with the help of volunteers, organising exhibitions, education and community activities in the museum and function rooms. It undertakes its responsibilities as landlord and fundraises in order to maintain the buildings and promote its other activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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 gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 23 years

www.heathrobinsonmuseum.org

welcome@heathrobinsonmuseum.org

02088668420

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£249£254£-5n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/22£242£209£33n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/03/21£242£194£49n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/20£194£219£-25n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/19£324£263£62n/an/an/an/an/a108
31/03/18£255£274£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£718£820£-103£62£208£4276.320
31/03/16£700£797£-97£3£310£3104.710
31/03/15£396£177£219£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£133£159£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£161£96£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£60£76£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£85£181£-96£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£365£407£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£194£33£161£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£234£530£-297£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£359£230£128£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£38£7£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£163£6£157£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£45£6£39£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Harrow,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 80 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 The West House and Heath Robinson Museum Trust
£21,600 18/08/2020
Covid19:The West House & Heath Robinson Museum Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The West House and Heath Robinson Museum Trust
£35,000 09/01/2019
Sustainability Following Success

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: 49-89
  • DEENA DWALA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Marketing & Communications Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/05/2001, number: 1086567
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/03/2001, number: 04172012
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

West House
50 West End Lane
PINNER
Middlesex
HA5 1AE

Objectives

1. TO PRESERVE THE BUILDING KNOWN AS WEST HOUSE, WEST END LANE, PINNER AND TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN IT AND ITS GROUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS (1) AS A MUSEUM AND GALLERY (11) AS A PERMANENT HOME FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON TRUST. (111) AS A COMMUNITY FACILITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AND GENERAL PUBLIC. 2. TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SHRINE WITHIN WEST HOUSE AS A MEMORIAL FOR THE PEOPLE OF PINNER WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE WARS, AND TO HOUSE THE PINNER BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PINNER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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