Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

FROME SOCIETY FOR LOCAL STUDY

FSLS is concerned wth Environment/Conservation/Heritage and organises a series of educational walks around Frome during the summer.which are designed to help residents/other groups appreciate the economic and social history of the town and the fine selection of Frome's magnificent buildings.Helps Charities and other voluntary bodies,makes Grants to organisations, sponsors or undertakes research.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/12/23		£24	£28	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/22		£13	£15	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/21		£10	£15	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/20		£7	£9	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£22	£26	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/18		£28	£22	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17		£19	£29	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£19	£20	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£18	£18	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£18	£18	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£25	£21	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£23	£20	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£15	£13	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£10	£9	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£10	£10	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£10	£10	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£10	£7	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£7	£5	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£6	£7	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£10	£9	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 39 years

www.fsls.org.uk

info@fsls.org.uk

01373 454611

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRIAN JOHN MARSHALL Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: THE FROME MUSEUM - ARTEFACTS TRUST, THE FROME MUSEUM,

DAVID PATRICK LASSMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2022

DR PATRICIA JOAN SMITH Appointed: 2021

ELIZABETH ANNE CORFIELD Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL JAMES DAVIS Appointed: 2023

ROBERT ALLEN CUZNER Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: THE FROME MUSEUM - ARTEFACTS TRUST, THE FROME MUSEUM,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/10/1985, number: 292340

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR05: 163 days late,

Main office

FROME MUSEUM
1 NORTH PARADE
FROME
BA11 1AT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LOCAL HISTORY, GEOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF FROME AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND TO ENABLE THE SAME THROUGH A PROGRAMME OF TALKS AND VISITS AND THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF DOCUMENTS, BOOKS AND LEAFLETS.TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THE BEAUTY, HISTORY AND CHARACTER OF FROME AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN IN PARTICULAR RELATING TO PLANNING, TRANSPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO GET INVOLVED IN CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PUBLIC REALM AND TO RESPOND TO ALL MAJOR OR SIGNIFICANT PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS.TO ASSIST THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND ARTEFACTS IN FROME AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND TO COMMISSION COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

FROME AND SURROUNDING AREA

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