Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

STURMINSTER NEWTON HERITAGE TRUST

The object of the CIO is to advance the education of the public in the history and heritage of Sturminster Newton and its surrounding villages.
Analysis by Giving is Great

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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/09/23£35£39£-4n/a
30/09/22£33£38£-5n/a
30/09/21£44£29£14n/a
30/09/20£25£24£1n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk

snmmsociety@outlook.com

01258471878

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Dorset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 11/02/2021
towards core running cost over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

  • DR SYLVIA DENHAM Appointed: 2019
  • IMOGEN HELENE BITTNER Appointed: 2023
  • JANE PALMER Appointed: 2019
  • JESSICA RACHEL ENGLAND Appointed: 2021
  • LAURA MARIE SWEETENHAM Appointed: 2021
  • PATRICK AGER (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • PETER LOOSMORE Appointed: 2019
  • RICHARD BUXTON BROWN Appointed: 2019
  • ZILLA BROWN Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/07/2019, number: 1184320
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from STURMINSTER NEWTON MUSEUM AND MILL SOCIETY on 14/07/2020
Main office

Old Market Cross House
Market Cross
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
DT10 1AN

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF STURMINSTER NEWTON AND ITS SURROUNDING VILLAGES, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF AN ANCIENT, GRADE II* LISTED WORKING MILL AND SUCH OTHER HISTORICAL SITES DEEMED TO BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CIO; B) THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF STURMINSTER NEWTON MUSEUM TO NATIONALLY RECOGNISED ACCREDITATION STANDARDS OF GOVERNANCE, COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND VISITOR SERVICES; C) FACILITATING ACCESS TO AND THE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER SITES AND BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC INTEREST WITHIN STURMINSTER NEWTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS OR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER PARTIES AS APPROPRIATE; D) BUILDING, HOLDING IN TRUST AND CARING FOR A COLLECTION OF OBJECTS FROM AN AREA AUTHORISED AND AGREED BY THE DORSET MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION, ROUGHLY AN AREA GOVERNED BY THE FORMER STURMINSTER NEWTON RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL; E) MAKING COLLECTIONS OF ARTEFACTS, ITEMS AND SOURCES OF HISTORICAL INTEREST ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR INFORMATION AND ENJOYMENT THROUGH DISPLAYS AND THE PROVISION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR; F) ACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH SCHOOLS AND ADULT INTEREST GROUPS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE LOCAL HERITAGE THROUGH REGULAR TALKS, EVENTS AND TARGETED ACTIVITIES;

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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