Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    HERSCHEL HOUSE TRUST

    The Trust maintains a museum at 19 New King Street, Bath, where William Herschel lived and from where he discovered the planet Uranus. The Trust owns the property comprising 19 New King Street and is actively involved in the provision of education of the public about the life and times of William Herschel and about astronomy generally.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    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
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/01/24£147£133£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/23£303£134£169n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/22£157£75£82n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/21£81£70£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/20?£111£91£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/18£72£78£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/17£101£80£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/16£94£78£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/15?£83£79£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/13£91£77£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/12£79£87£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/11£132£162£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/10£71£75£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/09£69£78£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/08£61£67£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/07*£56£45£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/06£47£55£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/05*£39£49£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/04£16£25£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 37 years

    www.herschelmuseum.org.uk

    admin@bptrust.org.uk

    01225338727

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    GiG Classification
    • Provides financial or material assistance
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • 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
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Beckford Tower Trust
    £60,710 08/12/2021
    Herschel 200

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • The Bath Preservation Trust Limited
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/02/1988, number: 298295
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 28 days late,
    Main office

    1 ROYAL CRESCENT
    BATH
    BA1 2LR

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM HERSCHEL BY THE PROVISION OF LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER LITERATURE AND BY THE MAINTENANCE OF THE WILLIAM HERSCHEL MUSEUM RELATING TO HIS SCIENTIFIC AND MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS AT 19 NEW KING STREET, BATH WHICH MUSEUM IS INTENDED TO CONTAIN SUCH EXHIBITS OR ITEMS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE COMPRISED IN TRUST FUND AND TO PRESERVE THE SAME AS A COLLECTION.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE BATH

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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