Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 1

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 0

BRECKNOCK SOCIETY AND MUSEUM FRIENDS CYMDEITHAS BRYCHEINIOG A CHYFEILLION YR AMGUEDDFA

Gathering and sharing information on the local history of Brecknockshire Assisting Brecknockshire Museum and publishing an erudite journal annually

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
28/02/23		£9	£22	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
28/02/22		£19	£63	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
28/02/21		£18	£68	£-50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
29/02/20		£25	£51	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
28/02/19		£50	£117	£-68	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
28/02/18		£86	£5	£82	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/17		£8	£5	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/16		£7	£6	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/15		£16	£14	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/14		£7	£3	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/13		£7	£2	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/12	*	£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/11	*	£197	£197	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/10		£8	£10	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/09	*	£3	£5	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/08		£4	£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/07		£4	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/06		£4	£8	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/05		£16	£10	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/04		£3	£4	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 38 years

www.brecknocksociety.wales

SecretaryBSMF@outlook.com

01874 624121

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

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 human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Powys,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	24/01/2018	Conservation, Display & Interpretation project for the Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

ADRIENNE BERYL GIBSON Appointed: 2020

CERI LEIGH Appointed: 2023

DR MIKE ALUN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2015

ELAINE STARLING Appointed: 2013

ELIZABETH BICKERTON Appointed: 2017

ELIZABETH REES Appointed: 2019

HELEN MARGARET ROWLANDS Appointed: 2023

JONATHAN PENRY DOUGLAS WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023

NEIL STONE Appointed: 2021

NICK JONES Appointed: 2019

THOMAS JONATHAN REX MORGAN Appointed: 2022

DR JANE ELIZABETH SIBERRY (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: CRICKHOWELL DISTRICT ARCHIVE CENTRE, THE GREGYNOG TRUST,

DR JOHN NEWTON GIBBS Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeship: THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS,

NIGEL CLUBB Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

SIR EVAN PAUL SILK Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Self-Employed Consultant, Other trusteeships: CWMDU WATER UNDERTAKING, HANSARD SOCIETY LIMITED, FRIENDS OF CWMDU MUSIC, THE CWMDU WATER UNDERTAKING,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/09/1986, number: 518041

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR12: 54 days late, AR11: 64 days late, AR09: 30 days late,

Main office

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Glamorgan Street
Brecon
LD3 7DW

Objectives

TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE AMONGST THE PEOPLE OF THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF BRECKNOCKSHIRE AN INTEREST IN THE ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY, GEOLOGY, NATURAL HISTORY, ART, LITERATURE OF WALES AND THE MARCHES AND ESPECIALLY BRECKNOCKSHIRE, AND FOR THAT PURPOSE: (A) TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY IT CAN THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF BRECKNOCK MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY; (B) TO ACQUIRE EXHIBITS OF HISTORICAL OR ANY SPECIAL INTEREST AND OFFER SUCH MATERIAL TO THE MUSEUM ON AGREED TERMS; (C) TO PUBLISH MATERIAL REALTING TO THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY; (D) TO ARRANGE LECTURES, MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS AND {E) TO ASSIST FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE IN THE PRESERVATION OF SITES OF HISTORIC IMPORTANCE TO THE AREA OF BRECKNOCK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRECKNOCKSHIRE

Data Sources