Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 6

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

NATIONAL HERITAGE SCIENCE FORUM

The National Heritage Science Forum improves partnership within the heritage science sector and with others by increasing collaboration to help practice make better use of research, knowledge and innovation and to enhance resources, funding and skills, investment and profile. Its activities seek to demonstrate the public benefit of heritage science and increase public engagement and support for it

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received income from Government contracts
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
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
31/03/23	£45	£40	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/22	£41	£40	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	£45	£50	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
30/03/20	£36	£59	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
30/03/19	£55	£59	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/03/18	£54	£72	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/17	£57	£58	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/16	£39	£30	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/15	£126	£33	£93	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

http://www.heritagescienceforum.org.uk/

administrator@heritagescienceforum.org.uk

02031426799

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
Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

DR FREYA HORSFIELD Appointed: 2022

DR ADAM GIBSON Appointed: 2022

DR ALEXANDER BALL Appointed: 2023

DR BORIS PRETZEL Appointed: 2022

DR JEN HEATHCOTE Appointed: 2019

PROF CHRISTOPHER GAFFNEY (Chair) Appointed: 2024

SARA CROFTS Appointed: 2019

NANCY BELL Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE IDLEWILD TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/10/2013, number: 1154160

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o Institute of Conservation
106-109 Saffron Hill
London
EC1N 8QS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITABLE AND NON CHARITABLE BODIES WORKING TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING, PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE UK’S MATERIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. MATERIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE IS THE THINGS BOTH NATURAL AND MAN-MADE THAT ARE VALUED FOR THEIR MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. VOLUNTARY AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

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