Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE NATIONAL MANUSCRIPTS CONSERVATION TRUST

The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust was set up in 1990 to provide financial assistance to owners and custodians in the UK in preserving the nation's written heritage. In addition to giving grants, we advise applicants on matters relating to potential applications, including specific preservation policies and strategies and to best practice in preservation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£182	£190	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/12/21	£129	£124	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/20	£185	£184	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/12/19	£191	£183	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/12/18	£188	£159	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	4
31/12/17	£190	£164	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£163	£159	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£193	£183	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£211	£172	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£165	£193	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£175	£176	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£215	£167	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£79	£73	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£90	£69	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£118	£105	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£85	£117	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£88	£30	£58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£79	£51	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£82	£73	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 34 years

www.nmct.co.uk

info@nmct.co.uk

01491598083

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 volunteers

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
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to National Manuscripts Conservation Trust
£120,000	19/09/2019 36	Conservation of Manuscripts in the UK 2020-2022
Dulverton Trust - Developing skills through manuscript conservation
£20,000	25/10/2018	Developing skills through manuscript conservation
Dulverton Trust - manuscript conservation and development of skills
£20,000	11/06/2014	manuscript conservation and development of skills
Dulverton Trust - the preservation of historic manuscripts
£20,000	15/02/2012	the preservation of historic manuscripts

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLINE CHECKLEY-SCOTT ACR Appointed: 2014

DR NORMAN JAMES Appointed: 2014

CHARLES ADAM LAURIE SEBAG-MONTEFIORE CBE Appointed: 2000, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES,

GABRIEL MARY SEWELL Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY,

PROFESSOR DAVID JOHN MCKITTERICK (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: THRIPLOW CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WORDSWORTH TRUST, CAMBRIDGE HANDEL OPERA COMPANY, THE WILLISON FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/01/1990, number: 802796

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

P O BOX 4291
READING
RG8 9JA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC RECORD OFFICES AND LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO OWNERS OF MANUSCRIPTS RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TOWARDS THE COST OF CONSERVATION OF MANUSCRIPTS. (FOR FUTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 5 OF TRUST DEED).

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

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