Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +3

MINEHEAD MUSEUM 

Run entirely by volunteers the Museum is open to the public from March to end of October. Entry is free. The 2019 season exhibition attracted a record number of visitors, just over 11,600. The museum runs talks and a charity quiz along with producing booklets on local themes. Due to Covid 19 restrictions the museum closed to the public for the 2020 season. The museum re-opened on 20th July 2021
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Established: 8 years

www.mineheadmuseum.co.uk

mineheadmuseum@btconnect.com

01643704683

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
30/11/23£70£3£68n/an/an/an/an/a35
30/11/22£26£7£19n/an/an/an/an/a30
30/11/21£35£8£26n/an/an/an/an/a35
30/11/20£17£9£8n/an/an/an/an/a32
30/11/19£13£9£4n/an/an/an/an/a35
30/11/18£15£15£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/17£16£4£12£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Who works here?
  • 35 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,

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
Somerset Community Foundation - Contributing towards a new building for Minehead Museum in order to tell the history of Minehead and Alcombe
£25,000 18/11/2022
Contributing towards a new building for Minehead Museum in order to tell the history of Minehead and Alcombe
Somerset Community Foundation - Insurance and conservation materials for a local museum.
£1,020 21/07/2022
Contribution towards the costs of running a small community museum
Somerset Community Foundation - Digitization & Web Site Development
£5,000 18/01/2021
14
Digitization & Web Site Development
National Lottery Community Fund - MineheMuseum Volunteer
£5,800 22/03/2019
12
The funding will be used to develop a volunteering programme which will help sustain a community volunteer base for a local museum. The project aims to build stronger communities and increase the ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Celebrating Our Past: Inspiring Our Future
£4,426 27/06/2018
8
Enhancing facilities at Minehead Museum

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2016, number: 1169355
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

12 Dene Gardens
Minehead
TA24 6BU

Objectives

1. TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE A MUSEUM TO PROMOTE THE HISTORY OF MINEHEAD, ALCOMBE AND SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.2. TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF MINEHEAD'S HISTORIC, CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE THROUGH THE ACQUISITION, PRESERVATION, INTERPRETATION AND DISPLAY OF A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF ITEMS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO THE AREA.3. TO EXTEND, CONSERVE AND MAINTAIN THE ITEMS IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION;4. TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL USE OF THE MUSEUMS COLLECTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL SECTORS THE PUBLIC.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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