Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 9

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE BEAMINSTER MUSEUM TRUST

The Beaminster Museum Trust runs a local history museum in Whitcombe Road, Beaminster, Dorset. The aim is to increase awareness of local history and provide exhibitions, talks and events, mainly of an educational nature. There is contact with local schools and societies. The activities contribute to the well-being of the town by increasing the interests available to local people and visitors .

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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is completely 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
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
04/11/22	£8,978	£27,674	£-18,696	50
04/11/21	£45,024	£186,463	£-141,439	60
04/11/20	£192,127	£89,528	£102,599	52
04/11/19	£75,193	£14,018	£61,175	54

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.beaminstermuseum.co.uk

info@beaminstermuseum.co.uk

01308863623

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Dorset,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Beaminster Museum
£99,000	16/01/2020	Extending Beaminster Museum into the Community
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	02/07/2019	towards building work

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

COLIN GRAHAM CHARLES BOWDITCH Appointed: 2019

DAVID ALEXANDER CRAWFORD Appointed: 2021

DR MARCUS REX CHAMBERS Appointed: 2018

JONATHAN SHAUN FAIRCHILD Appointed: 2023

MATTHEW ALEXANDER KIRKMAN Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2018, number: 1179769

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE BEAMINSTER MUSEUM TRUST on 25/01/2020

Main office

Beaminster Museum
Whitcombe Road
BEAMINSTER
DT8 3NB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY FOUNDING, MAINTAINING AND MANAGING A MUSEUM IN BEAMINSTER TO PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE ITEMS CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN AND SURROUNDING RURAL AREA.

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