Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

PAPPLEWICK PUMPING STATION TRUST 

Preservation and interpretation of Papplewick Pumping Station, Britain's finest Victorian fresh water pumping station and now an accredited museum. The Charity has a strong commitment to heritage and environmental education, in particular water supply and water management.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/12/22*£125£121£4n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/21£122£100£22n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/20*£103£79£24n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/19£114£101£13n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/18*£96£93£3£0£0£0n/a025
31/12/17*£96£93£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16?£70£73£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£108£78£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£83£90£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£101£117£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£61£74£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£97£75£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£73£74£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£65£74£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£48£93£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£177£238£-61£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06?*£177£238£-61£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£850£815£35£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

http://www.papplewickpumpingstation.org.uk

director@papplewickpumpingstation.org.uk

01159632938

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 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
DCMS - Papplewick Pumping Station
£9,450 01/04/2022
Work up plan and method to repair and protect the chimney and other external areas
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 06/06/2017
A Crack in Time: Teacher Led Activities
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to PAPPLEWICK PUMPING STATION TRUST
£30,000 30/06/2010
24
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of an education development officer.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/05/2003, number: 1097618
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/03/2003, number: 04698758
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR22: 7 days late, AR20: 2 days late, AR18: 76 days late, AR17: 8 days late, AR08: 5 days late, AR07: 281 days late, AR06: 191 days late, AR04: 45 days late,
Main office

Papplewick Pumping Station
Longdale Lane
Ravenshead
NOTTINGHAM
NG15 9AJ

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF THE PAPPLEWICK PUMPING STATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS AN EXAMPLE OF AN HISTORIC PUMPING STATION2) TO PERMIT THE PAPPLEWICK PUMPIMG STATION TO BE VIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE PUMPIMG STATION3) WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE EDUCATION ON THE USE AND SUPPLY OF WATER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS OF WATER USE AND SUPPLY)4) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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