Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE GORDON RUSSELL TRUST 

The aim of the trust is to preserve 'The Archive Collection' at the Gordon Russell Design Museum for the benefit of those interested in the history of 20th century furniture design, including students, researchers and the general public, whilst continuing to develop an educational role and links with schools and colleges offering design related courses and seminars.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • 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
31/12/22*£80£93£-13n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/21£80£78£2n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/12/20*£90£88£3n/an/an/an/an/a22
31/12/19£79£93£-15n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/18*£64£86£-22£0£0£0n/a025
31/12/17£57£75£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£68£74£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£56£56£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£63£45£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£72£56£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£33£39£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£32£34£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£41£45£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£29£26£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£80£65£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£452£145£307£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£53£45£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£26£28£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£74£14£60£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 41 years

www.gordonrusselldesignmuseum.org

manager@gordonrusselldesignmuseum.org

01386 854695

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/11/1983, number: 326446
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 125 days late, AR20: 86 days late, AR18: 131 days late, AR08: 263 days late,
Main office

Gordon Russell Design Museum
15 Russell Square
High Street
BROADWAY
WR12 7AP

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ACQUIRING AND PRESERVING THE COLLECTION OF FURNITURE, CRAFTS MANUSCRIPTS, BOOKS, PAPERS, JOURNALS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS MADE BY THE LATE SIR SYDNEY GORDON RUSSELL AND LADY CONSTANCE ELIZABETH JANE VERE RUSSELL AND THAT SOME OR ALL OF THE TRUST CHATTELS ARE LISTED IN THE SECOND SCHEDULE AND TO DISPLAY OR TO ARRANGE FOR THE DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC OF SUCH ITEMS AS ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES OF HISTORIC SCIENTIFIC OR ARTISTIC IMPORTANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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