Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

KNARESBOROUGH MUSEUM ASSOCIATION 

The museum will be a community hub / exhibition space for celebrating our history, traditions and heritage. Our activities include open days, family heritage days, school workshops, guided walks, research groups and oral history projects. Our ethos is inclusive. We aim to provide life-long learning opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds and foster a sense of belonging and well-being.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
01/06/23£15,636£8,860£6,77650
01/06/22£52,036£6,112£45,92445
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.knaresboroughtownmuseum.org

info@knaresboroughtownmuseum.org

07866026807

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 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 Knaresborough Museum Association
£10,000 16/03/2023
Knaresborough Community Archaeology in Action

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/05/2021, number: 1194614
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

8 York Place
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
HG5 0AA

Objectives

TO ESTABLISH AND RUN AN INDEPENDENT TOWN MUSEUM IN KNARESBOROUGH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE RICH HISTORY OF KNARESBOROUGH AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA BY COLLECTING, CONSERVING, DISPLAYING AND INTERPRETING A RANGE OF HISTORICAL MATERIAL WHICH SHOWCASES THE SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND GEOLOGY, AND PROVIDES AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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