Overall GiG Score: -12 ?
Finance Score: -14
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE BEAMISH DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

The Principal activity of the Trust, is the raising of money from industry, commerce, private trusts and individuals to support the development plans of the Beamish: North of England Open Air Museum.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 38 years

www.beamishmuseum.com

BeamishMuseum@beamish.org.uk

01913704000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant

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
31/03/23*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£1£117£-115£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£118£0£118£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£2£45£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£131£110£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£330£355£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£515£548£-32£1£201£1884.100
31/03/12£888£1,034£-146£32£225£1992.300
31/03/11£854£938£-85£36£363£2693.400
31/03/10£427£78£349£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£23£37£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£60£34£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£156£116£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£288£627£-339£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£885£46£839£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£169£40£129£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Durham,

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
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Beamish Museum Ltd
£25,000 28/04/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Beamish Museum Ltd
£200,000 29/10/2015
48
Towards the development of community co-curation work, with particular emphasis on the planned 1950s exhibition.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/02/1986, number: 517147
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR21: 55 days late, AR19: 6 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 6 days late,
Main office

Beamish Museum
Beamish
STANLEY
DH9 0RG

Objectives

TO APPLY SUCH MONIES INVESTMENTS AND PROPERTY AS THE TRUSTEES RECEIVE IN THEIR CAPACITY AS TRUSTEES HEREOF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MUSEUM PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT SUCH OBJECT IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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