AMERSHAM MUSEUM LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 13 March 1984
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01790935
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £183,426
Latest expenditure: £246,842
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Amersham Museum, 49 High Street, AMERSHAM, HP7 0DP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.amershammuseum.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £183,426
Total Gross Expenditure: £246,842

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 18 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £79,976
Total Gross Expenditure: £161,915

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £212,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £166,412

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £121,518
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,926

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: 26 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £81,698
Total Gross Expenditure: £104,187

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £183,426
Total Gross Expenditure: £246,842
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 110

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £79,976
Total Gross Expenditure: £161,915
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 110

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £212,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £166,412
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 130

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £121,518
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,926
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: £28,070
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 130

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: 26 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £81,698
Total Gross Expenditure: £104,187
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: £5
Income From Government Grants: £42,175
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 126

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: AMERSHAM MUSEUM LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1984-03-13T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13TH FEBRUARY 1984 AS AMENDED 18TH JULY 2005 as amended on 15 Dec 2022
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN RELATION TO THE HISTORY OF AMERSHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PRINCIPALLY BY THE OPERATION OF A MUSEUM
Area Of Benefit: AMERSHAM AND SURROUUNDING AREA

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 293585
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF AMERSHAM MUSEUM

Charity Name Id: 293529
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AMERSHAM MUSEUM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

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Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

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