Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

WOODHALL SPA COTTAGE MUSEUM

MAINTAINING & DEVELOPING A MUSEUM OF LOCAL INTEREST
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£40£76£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£148£65£82n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£32£51£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£32£52£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£51£49£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£58£57£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£72£56£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£89£74£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£97£80£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£81£66£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£46£40£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£31£26£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£42£40£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£15£13£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£19£27£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£11£10£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.cottagemuseum.co.uk

office@cottagemuseum.co.uk

01526352456

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum
£4,300 21/09/2020
COVID19 Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-90
  • ANNETTE SOUTHCOTT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • DAVID HILL (Chair), Occupation: Retired
  • JUDITH EVERITT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
  • LYNETTE NEEDHAM Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Office Administrator
  • MR TOM JOHNSON, Occupation: Retired
  • MARY-ANNE PRICE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Human Resources
  • NIGEL ROBERT WEBB Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • PHILIP RANGECROFT GROVES Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired
  • TINA DELANEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/05/2006, number: 1114268
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/12/2005, number: 05657914
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WOODHALL SPA BATHS TRUST on 18/07/2024
Main office

The Bungalow
Cottage Museum
Iddesleigh Road
WOODHALL SPA
Lincolnshire
LN10 6SH

Objectives

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A COTTAGE MUSEUM FOR THE EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC OF COLLECTIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHS, ARTEFACTS AND NATURAL EXHIBITS REPRESENTING THE LIFE AND CULTURE OF THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF WOODHALL SPA AND LOCALITY AND SO AS TO ADVANCE THE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF WOODHALL SPA AND ITS LOCALITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WOODHALL SPA AND ITS LOCALITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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