Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

SEAFORD MUSEUM & HERITAGE SOCIETY

The maintenance of a public museum for the exhibition of historical and other exhibits relating to Seaford. its environs and its inhabitants. The organising of meetings relating to the history of Seaford. The study and maintenance of documentary information relating to Seaford so as to provide a local archive for research.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

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 but has stabilised more recently
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
31/12/23	£33	£32	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/12/22	£33	£27	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/21	£34	£23	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/12/20	£18	£24	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/12/19	£41	£46	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/12/18	£73	£175	£-102	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£19	£120	£-101	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£215	£41	£174	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£41	£17	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.seafordmuseum.co.uk

info@seafordmuseum.co.uk

01323898222

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
75 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
HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
£450	14/07/2021	Funding provided for Professional Advice Grant
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Seaford Museum & Heritage Society
£100,000	21/12/2015	Seaford Museum Improved Access Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BARRY MALCOLM LEIGH Appointed: 2023

CLEMENT LAURENCE COLLINS CPFA Appointed: 2015

JUDITH CONSTANCE MARR Appointed: 2024

JANE MARY KEEL Appointed: 2019

JULIAN RICHARD PURKIS Appointed: 2024

LYNN CHRISTINE LAWSON Appointed: 2024

NICHOLAS DAVID HING Appointed: 2020

SELINA RUTH WHITE Appointed: 2021

VIVIEN PATRICIA HAGGIS Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/10/2014, number: 1158790

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Seaford Museum
PO Box 2132
Seaford
BN25 9BH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO SHALL BE:(1) GENERALLY, TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE TOWN OF SEAFORD, (IN THE COUNTY OF EAST SUSSEX), AND ITS ENVIRONS AND TO SEEK TO PROMOTE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF THE TOWN AMONGST ITS INHABITANTS AND VISITORS;(2) IN PARTICULAR, (A) TO USE ITS BEST ENDEAVOURS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A PUBLIC MUSEUM FOR THE EXHIBITION OF HISTORICAL AND OTHER EXHIBITS RELATING TO SEAFORD, ITS ENVIRONS AND ITS INHABITANTS, PAST AND PRESENT, AND FROM TIME TO TIME, TO ADD TO THIS COLLECTION ITEMS OF A SIMILAR NATURE WHICH ILLUSTRATE AND RECORD THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN AND ITS PEOPLE; (B) TO ARRANGE, BY ITSELF OR WITH OTHERS, THE PROVISION OF EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, CLASSES AND SIMILAR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES; (C) TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL, BODY OR ORGANISATION, INCLUDING CHARITIES AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES WHICH SHARE OR SUPPORT THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY, AND WHERE IT FALLS WITHIN THE POWERS OF THE SOCIETY TO ASSIST WITH THE SHARING OF EXPENSES FOR SUCH COLLABORATIVE WORK; (D) TO RAISE FUNDS AND RECEIVE MATERIAL SUPPORT IN KIND; TO SOLICIT AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANY PERSON OR RECOGNISED ORGANISATION OR COMPANY; TO SELL OR MAKE OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO SOCIETY MEMBERS AND OTHERS ITEMS WHICH ARE COINCIDENTAL TO THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY.

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