Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE BOX FOUNDATION

To advance the education of the public community within the City of Plymouth, the surrounding county of Devon and worldwide for the public benefit in relation to culture, the arts, history and heritage in particular but without limitation through the museum, galleries and archival facilities at The Box museum and St Lukes Church premises in the city of Plymouth
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£51£11£40n/a
31/03/22£44£10£34n/a
31/03/21*£110£96£13n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

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Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Devon,

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 The Box Foundation
£24,990 22/12/2022
Explore: The Box
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 29/05/2020
The Box Museum Gallery and Archive

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-76
  • CATHERINE GILLEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Gallery Director
  • DR PATRICK NEWBERRY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director And Chairman
  • HAMISH ANDERSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer
  • SUSANNAH POMERY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Museum Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/12/2019, number: 1187138
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/11/2019, number: 12322934
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
3 returns made; AR21: 58 days late,
Main office

The Box Foundation
Ballard House
West Hoe Road
Plymouth
PL1 3BJ

Objectives

4.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTY OF DEVON, AND WORLDWIDE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN RELATION TO CULTURE, THE ARTS, HISTORY AND HERITAGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THROUGH THE MUSEUM, GALLERIES AND ARCHIVAL AND RELATED HISTORIC FACILITIES CONTAINED WITHIN THE BOX MUSEUM, ST LUKEÆS CHURCH, SMEATONÆS TOWER, MERCHANT HOUSE AND ELIZABETHAN HOUSE PREMISES IN THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH;4.1.2 TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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