Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    FRIENDS OF THE SOMERSET RURAL LIFE MUSEUM GLASTONBURY

    The Friends provide volunteers to carry out research and conservation, demonstrate rural crafts and help with schools' educational visits and museum outreach. They help financially with the acquisition of objects, improvement of visitor facilities and collection displays.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
    31/01/24£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/23£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/22£1£6£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/21£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/20?£2£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/18£3£14£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/17£3£8£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/16£1£90£-88n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/15£5£85£-80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/14£165£20£145n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/13£17£13£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/12£16£16£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/11£21£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/10£16£20£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/09£15£11£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/08£29£27£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/07£41£43£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/06*£31£27£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/05£11£21£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/01/04£28£17£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 45 years

    friendssrlm.org.uk

    fsrlmg@gmail.com

    01458831197

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    GiG Classification
    • Museums, parks, historical sites
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Dorset, Somerset,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Gender Split

    • DAVID HEELEY (Chair)
    • JANE PATERSON Appointed: 2013
    • JEAN BEVIS Appointed: 2017
    • LIZ SNELGROVE
    • LOUISE CLAPP
    • MARTYN WEBB Appointed: 2015
    • PEG MULLINER
    • PENELOPE RITCHIE Appointed: 2019
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/09/1979, number: 278529
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR06: 75 days late,
    Main office

    C/O SOMERSET RURAL LIFE MUSEUM
    ABBEY FARM
    CHILKWELL STREET
    GLASTONBURY
    SOMERSET
    BA6 8DB

    Objectives

    A. PUBLICISE THE MUSEUM, ITS WORK AND NEEDS. B. HELP TO INCREASE THE COLLECTIONS. C. ASSIST THE MUSEUM STAFF WITH VOLUNTARY LABOUR. D. PROMOTE ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL 1. HELP FULFIL THE FOREGOING OBJECTS, 2. INCREASE LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE MUSEUM'S SPHERE OF WORK.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    GLASTONBURY

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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