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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

CARPET MUSEUM TRUST 

THE MUSEUM OF CARPET EXISTS TO PROMOTE THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF THE 300-YEAR OLD CARPET MAKING INDUSTRY IN KIDDERMINSTER THAT BECAME THE CENTRE OF THE TRADE IN CARPETS.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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
  • Spending is declining
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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
31/12/22£101£100£1n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£121£109£12n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/20£108£87£21n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/19£70£140£-69n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/18£68£124£-56£0£0£0n/a040
31/12/17*£66£133£-67£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16*£125£198£-73£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.museumofcarpet.org

finance@museumofcarpet.org.uk

0156269028

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 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 Carpet Museum Trust
£14,100 04/06/2020
COVID19 The Carpet Museum Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Carpet Museum Trust
£7,600 23/01/2020
New talks for new audiences
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 25/04/2019
towards ongoing costs during the year end December 2019
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Carpet Museum Trust
£49,200 22/01/2016
Securing a sustainable future for the Museum of Carpet

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2015, number: 1163401
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR17: 98 days late, AR16: 230 days late,
Main office

Museum of Carpet
Stour Vale Mill
Green Street
KIDDERMINSTER
DY10 1AZ

Objectives

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AND/OR ART GALLERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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