Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

WATERWORKS MUSEUM - HEREFORD

To operate an industrial heritage museum that preserves and exhibits a wide range of engines/pumps/artefacts used in the water industry in Herefordshire and Wales. Many engines are regularly shown fully working (in-steam). The Museum provides educational services and guided tours can be provided for schools and community groups. The Museum may be hired for community meetings and functions.
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 including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly 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
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£58£70£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£33£65£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£75£80£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£42£47£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£43£41£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£35£51£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£43£39£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£44£61£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14?£70£73£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£77£92£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£24£26£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£23£51£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£53£56£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£57£44£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£54£45£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£96£45£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06*£556£29£527n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£62£35£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£180£118£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.waterworksmuseum.org.uk

info@waterworksmuseum.org.uk

01432 342192

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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
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire,
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 Waterworks Museum - Hereford
£26,100 14/09/2020
COVID19: Waterworks Museum - Hereford

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • CAROLE FRANKLIN Appointed: 2023
  • DR ADRIAN JOHN EYRE
  • GRAHAM PROSSER Appointed: 2019
  • JILL FRANCES PHILLIPS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Acting Chair - Waterworks Museum Hereford
  • JUSTYN NEIL ATKINS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Independent Consultant
  • KEITH CECIL MUNN Appointed: 2020
  • KEVIN JOHN BURROWS Appointed: 2020
  • MR FRED SNELGROVE, Occupation: Retired
  • MICHAEL JOHN GLOVER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Engineer
  • MICHAEL PHILLIP HARRIES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant
  • MICHELLE IMPANNI Appointed: 2023
  • PAUL ALLEN
  • PETER JOHN HEATON, Occupation: Retired
  • RICHARD ARNOLD GLASSPOOLE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • STAN LEE LAWLER Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/12/1984, number: 515866
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/05/1984, number: 01820495
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 6 days late,
Main office

Waterworks Museum Hereford
Broomy Hill
HEREFORD
HR4 0LJ

Objectives

TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INTEREST IN THE PRESERVATION DISPLAY AND RUNNING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF WATERWORKS PUMPS BOILERS MOTOR RAILWAYS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND RELICS OF HISTORICAL OR GENERAL INTEREST AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE STUDY OF WATER SUPPLY UNDERTAKING AS THE ASSOCIATION MAY THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE ESTABLISHAMENT OF A MUSEUM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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