Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

AMERSHAM MUSEUM LIMITED 

The object of the charity is to advance public education in relation to the history of Amersham and the surrounding area, principally by the operation of a museum.The charity owns the Amersham Museum which is situated at 49 and 51 High Street, Amersham, Bucks. It is open from Easter to the end of October.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • 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
31/12/22£212£166£46n/an/an/an/an/a130
31/12/21£122£129£-7n/an/an/an/an/a130
31/12/20£82£104£-22n/an/an/an/an/a126
31/12/19£101£136£-34n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/18£101£107£-7£0£0£0n/a0123
31/12/17£104£404£-300£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£250£160£90£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£74£92£-18£0£0£0n/a00
29/12/14£57£69£-12£0£0£0n/a00
29/12/13£50£74£-24£0£0£0n/a00
29/12/12£43£56£-14£0£0£0n/a00
29/12/11£46£62£-17£0£0£0n/a00
29/12/10£30£54£-24£0£0£0n/a00
29/12/09£32£51£-19£0£0£0n/a00
29/12/08£53£58£-4£0£0£0n/a00
29/12/07£54£59£-4£0£0£0n/a00
29/12/06£48£44£4£0£0£0n/a00
29/12/05£88£33£54£0£0£0n/a00
29/12/04£1,078£22£1,056£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 40 years

www.amershammuseum.org

info@amershammuseum.org

01494723700

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Amersham Museum Ltd
£9,100 20/05/2021
Amersham's Retro Shop
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Amersham Museum
£5,000 04/12/2020
6
Support for Amersham Museum's wide-ranging programme of activities for adults and families, including talks, walks, art and crafts activities, delivered with social distancing precautions.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Amersham Museum Ltd
£7,500 18/09/2018
Amersham's Women at War
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Amersham Museum Ltd
£82,500 18/02/2016
The People’s Story of Amersham in the 20th Century

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 57-77
  • JANE BARNES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Town Councillor And Deputy Mayor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/03/1984, number: 288865
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/02/1984, number: 01790935
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Amersham Museum
49 High Street
AMERSHAM
HP7 0DP

Objectives

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN RELATION TO THE HISTORY OF AMERSHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PRINCIPALLY BY THE OPERATION OF A MUSEUM

Defined Area of Benefit:

AMERSHAM AND SURROUUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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