Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

BATH INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED

The administration of the Museum of Bath at Work
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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
31/03/24£100£86£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£69£68£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£103£69£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21?£110£86£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/20?£60£66£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/18£84£123£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/17*£102£72£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/16*£75£63£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/15£103£103£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/14£88£81£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/13£78£79£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/12*£79£84£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/11£74£62£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/10£69£61£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/09£68£64£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/08£65£76£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/07*£82£68£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/06£62£59£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/05£60£49£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/04£120£122£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 36 years

www.bath-at-work.org.uk

mobaw@hotmail.com

01225 318348

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Somerset, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£10,850
Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bath Industrial Heritage Trust Limited
£10,850 19/04/2023
Costing the Earth: Bath's Changing Environment
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 19/11/2021
The Museum of Bath at Work (core costs)
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 16/09/2021
towards the purchase and installation of audio-visual equipment and wi-fi networking at the museum
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bath Industrial Heritage Trust
£4,900 18/04/2018
Equal in Everything? Bath's Women, World War One and the Vote
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bath Industrial Heritage Trust
£18,000 05/06/2013
Landscapes and Livelihoods: Local distinctiveness and Bath at work

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-79
  • ANDREW JOHN KEITH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • ANN BEATRICE SUMNER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Museum/ Gallery Director
  • ANN MARGARET CULLIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Local Government Officer
  • CLEO ANGHARAD NEWCOMBE-JONES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Town Planner
  • DR SARA LEIGH FREARS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Museum Educator; Family Support Worker
  • DR TREVOR JOHN TURPIN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Environmental Consultant
  • EDWARD HENRY CROSS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Engineer
  • EUEL LANE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Trustee
  • GEOFFREY JOHN OWEN WALLIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Engineer
  • PROFESSOR JUNE BRENDA HANNAM Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired University Lecturer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/10/1988, number: 800297
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/06/1988, number: 02269894
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 316 days late, AR16: 96 days late, AR12: 13 days late, AR07: 75 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM OF BATH AT WORK on 21/05/2020
Main office

MUSEUM OF BATH AT WORK
JULIAN ROAD
BATH
BA1 2RH

Objectives

3.1.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM KNOWN AS “THE MUSEUM OF BATH AT WORK” (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE “CAMDEN WORKS MUSEUM”) FOR THE EXHIBITION OF ITEMS OF INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORIC INTEREST INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR WITHOUT LIMITATION THE MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURING AND BOTTLING PLANT AND BRASS AND IRON FOUNDING EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF J S BOWLER & SON LIMITED AND SUCH OTHER ITEMS OF INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST AS MAY BE ACQUIRED BY THE CHARITY; AND3.1.2 TO EXTEND ENHANCE CONSERVE MAINTAIN AND STORE THE COLLECTIONS OF THE MUSEUM;

Defined Area of Benefit:

CATCHMENT AREA OF MUSEUM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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