Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

MUSEUMS ESSEX

Museums Essex supports museums, galleries and heritage organisations deliver cultural and learning excellence in Essex. Its principal activities are: co-funding and supporting the Museum Development Officer to provide advice, Accreditation support and advocacy for archives, museums and galleries in Essex; four thematic networking meetings a year in heritage venues and a small grants programme.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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		£4	£2	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£6	£17	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/21		£2	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20		£7	£2	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£6	£11	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18	*	£3	£12	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£5	£20	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£7	£15	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£5	£20	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£122	£7	£115	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

museums-essex.org

philip.wise@colchester.gov.uk

07950776691

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLYN ROSEMARY WINGFIELD Appointed: 2014

DR SARAH DEMELO Appointed: 2019

PHILIP JOHN WISE MA FSA AMA (Chair) Appointed: 2014

POLLY JANE REDMAN Appointed: 2020

ROBERT LEE SHARP Appointed: 2022

DR MARK EDWARD CURTEIS Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: THE ESSEX SOCIETY FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY, CBA EAST,

GORDON ISON CUMMINGS Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: THE FRY ART GALLERY SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2013, number: 1152493

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Investment

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 0 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 2 days late,

Main office

c/o Colchester & Ipswich Museum Service
40 Heckworth Close
COLCHESTER
CO4 9TB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, TO ADVANCE THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE AND TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITABLE MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITABLE AND NON CHARITABLE MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY:(A) PROMOTING THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF WORK AND PUBLIC SERVICE IN MUSEUMS, ART GALLERIES AND HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS;(B) SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE WORKING IN, AND SUPPORTING, MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS;(C) ENCOURAGING PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGH QUALITY MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS;(D) ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS TO OTHER BODIES; AND BY(E) MAKING GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS.

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