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Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED 

The provision of Education in Local and National Heritage by providing a centre for a local history archive, facilities for local research a venue for lectures and conferences.Promotion of the arts by the provision of an art gallery, exhibition area, theatre, cinema and concert hall.Increasing the effectiveness of the charity by training & developing volunteers.
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
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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
31/03/22£179£150£29n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/03/21*£77£56£20n/an/an/an/an/a28
31/03/20*£94£122£-28n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/03/19£126£118£8n/an/an/an/an/a48
31/03/18£120£117£3£0£0£0n/a025
31/03/17£126£127£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£117£112£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£100£97£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£88£93£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£59£46£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£47£52£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£32£29£3£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

bthc@btconnect.com

01795662981

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 36 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
DCMS£16,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,898
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting our island community
£9,898 14/01/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a series of activities and reconnect residents with their area. The project aims to host a range of activities for those isolated lonely or suffering from dementia ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 09/07/2021
Raising the aspirations of an island
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-Blue Town Remembered (Covid-19 Emergency Response)
£16,000 01/04/2020
Blue Town Remembered. The wider aim of the scheme is: The Resilience Grants (part of our Covid-19 EmergencyResponse Fund) will be used to support heritage organisationswhich are severely affected by ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Blue Town Remembered
£10,000 16/08/2016
Expanding the remit of the Swale Museums group to become Historic Swale

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-83
  • JANET BEAKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Community Centre Assistant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2010, number: 1136175
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/03/2010, number: 07191893
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR21: 60 days late, AR20: 57 days late, AR15: 52 days late, AR13: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ASSOCIATION FOR DISABLED - SITTINGBOURNE on 27/07/2022
Main office

69 HIGH STREET
BLUE TOWN
SHEERNESS
ME12 1RW

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING: MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, LIBRARY AND CENTRE FOR HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE AND SCIENCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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