Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Fundraising costs high: -5

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

AMBERLEY MUSEUM & HERITAGE CENTRE

The company was established to operate the museum at Amberley, to preserve and restore artefacts of interest and importance that might otherwise be destroyed, to maintain and develop the unique collections and by exhibitions, demonstrations, lectures printed publications and other means to educate the public in the tools, inventions, technologies, customs and social history of previous generations

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/22	£928	£1,019	£-90	£288	£1,049	£760	9	26	328
31/12/21	£817	£772	£45	£192	£1,154	£842	13.1	20	313
31/12/20	£649	£570	£79	£133	£1,109	£770	16.2	19	225
31/12/19	£797	£812	£-15	£337	£1,030	£655	9.7	18	250
31/12/18	£930	£1,121	£-191	£304	£1,044	£700	7.5	25	450
31/12/17	£833	£910	£-77	£342	£1,235	£850	11.2	24	0
31/12/16	£842	£956	£-114	£305	£1,312	£952	11.9	24	0
31/12/15	£640	£660	£-20	£265	£1,426	£1,031	18.7	24	0
31/12/14	£590	£609	£-19	£257	£1,447	£1,073	21.1	15	0
31/12/13	£669	£671	£-2	£307	£1,466	£1,092	19.5	15	0
31/12/12	£781	£672	£109	£349	£1,468	£1,077	19.2	16	0
31/12/11	£769	£632	£137	£309	£1,358	£985	18.7	27	0
31/12/10	£981	£911	£70	£419	£1,221	£851	11.2	34	0
31/12/09	£1,090	£973	£117	£438	£1,151	£940	11.6	31	0
31/12/08?	£967	£952	£15	£402	£1,034	£1,034	13	37	0
28/02/07	£534	£564	£-30	£266	£939	£939	20	29	0
28/02/06	£515	£559	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/05	£549	£500	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/04	£546	£441	£105	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 49.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 28.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 45 years

www.amberleymuseum.co.uk

accounts@amberleymuseum.co.uk

01798831370

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
DCMS - Amberley Museum
£19,224	01/11/2020	Repair works to the lime render and windows of Pepper's Building.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre
£50,000	24/08/2020	COVID19:Amberley Museum
DCMS - Amberley 2021
£80,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Men@Work
£58,000	28/02/2019 36	This project preserves and documents rural industries such as brick making, lime burning, bag mending and blacksmithing. The new project will actively recruit men aged 65years + from West Sussex and ....more This project preserves and documents rural industries such as brick making, lime burning, bag mending and blacksmithing. The new project will actively recruit men aged 65years + from West Sussex and surrounding areas who are experiencing or are at risk of experiencing loneliness. The project will deliver a social value report to add evidence and learning - with an emphasis on outcomes for the beneficiaries, including experiences of loneliness.
DCMS - Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre, West Sussex BN18 9LT
£76,995	01/04/2018	Project development: updated bat survey, specification and programming of works (around activities of blacksmith and operations of museum), tenders and evaluation of tenders. Repairs: the Locomotive ....more Project development: updated bat survey, specification and programming of works (around activities of blacksmith and operations of museum), tenders and evaluation of tenders. Repairs: the Locomotive Shed (roof, walls and chimney support), Smithy (roof and masonry), Loading Shed (part of shared roof).
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre
£9,900	16/05/2017	Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre: Discover, learn, have fun heritage learning and skills programme
DCMS - Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk
£73,650	06/09/2016	Project development: updated bat survey, specification and programming of works (around activities of blacksmith and operations of museum), tenders and evaluation of tenders. Repairs: the Locomotive ....more Project development: updated bat survey, specification and programming of works (around activities of blacksmith and operations of museum), tenders and evaluation of tenders. Repairs: the Locomotive Shed (roof, walls and chimney support), Smithy (roof and masonry), Loading Shed (part of shared roof).

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-77

ADRIAN BUTCHER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Improvement Consultant

EDWARD ARMSTON-SHERET Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Doctoral Researcher

GRAHAM DUXBURY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

JONATHAN ROBERT VINCENT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Fundraiser

MARIE TULLEY-ROSE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Programme Manager

RICHARD WENTWORTH VERNON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Accountant

SURRIE JUNE EVERETT-PASCOE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/11/1979, number: 278722
Registered at Companies House on 28/11/1978, number: 01402483

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from HAMPSHIRE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY TRUST on 23/06/2020

Main office

Amberley Museum
New Barn Road
Amberley
ARUNDEL
BN18 9LT

Objectives

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A CENTRE OR CENTRES IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND FOR THE EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC OF SPECIMENS OF MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, BUILDINGS AND INVENTIONS OF WHATEVER NATURE OF HISTORICAL OR EDUCATIONAL INTEREST AND SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OF THE FINE AND USEFUL ARTS, ARCHAEOLOGY AND GEOLOGY INCLUDING TECHNIQUES OF INDUSTRIAL MILITARY AND PLANNING PROCESSES, RURAL ARTS, CRAFTS AND INDUSTRY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES SHOWING HUMAN CREATIVITY OF AN HISTORICAL OR EDUCATION INTEREST.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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