ARMITT LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CENTRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 22 April 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03153895
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £162,082
Latest expenditure: £136,283
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Armitt Museum & Library, Nook Lane, AMBLESIDE, LA22 9BL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.armitt.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The running of a Museum and library for the benefit of the local community and tourists to the area

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £162,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £136,283

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £97,796
Total Gross Expenditure: £136,287

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £119,921
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,214

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £159,022
Total Gross Expenditure: £114,787

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 5 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 5 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £109,996
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,304

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £162,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £136,283
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £14
Income From Government Grants: £14,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 19

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £97,796
Total Gross Expenditure: £136,287
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £11,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 19

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £119,921
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,214
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £5,160
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £159,022
Total Gross Expenditure: £114,787
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £19,143
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 17

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 5 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £109,996
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,304
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £31,400
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cumbria
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ARMITT LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CENTRE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-07-14T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 1038565
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1038565
Assoc Charity Name: ROTARY CLUB OF AMBLESIDE TRUST FUND

Charity Name: ARMITT LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CENTRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-04-22T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 FEBRUARY 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 FEB 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28 FEB 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY AND MUSEUM IN PERPETUITY IN AMBLESIDE, CUMBRIA FOR PROMOTING THE STUDY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC SUBJECTS, WORKS AND ARTEFACTS AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THOSE OF THE ARMITT COLLECTION.
Area Of Benefit: AMBLESIDE CUMBRIA

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 212526
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ARMITT GALLERY MUSEUM & LIBRARY

Charity Name Id: 212552
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE LAKES DISCOVERY MUSEUM AT THE ARMITT

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures