Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

BECCLES AND DISTRICT MUSEUM CIO 

The purpose of the charity is to provide a museum showing the history of Beccles and the surrounding district. Occasional special exhibitions are organised. The museum is open to the public from April to the end of October
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/03/23£14,215£13,930£28535
31/03/22£11,782£15,021£-3,23935
31/03/21£0£0£00
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

https://becclesmuseum.org.uk

museumadmin@btconnect.com

01502715722

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 services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/09/2020, number: 1191550
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BECCLES AND DISTRICT MUSEUM on 27/10/2021
Main office

Beccles and District Museum
Leman House
Ballygate
Beccles
NR34 9ND

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ISTO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM IN BECCLES FOR THE COLLECTION AND EXHIBITION OF SPECIMENS OF FINE AND USEFUL ARTS, ETHNOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, GEOLOGY, BOTANY AND NATURAL HISTORY, SOCIAL HISTORY AND LOCAL INDUSTRY. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN BECCLES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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