01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 25 November 2004
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05282777
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £2,653,312
- Latest expenditure
- £3,254,709
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: American Museum & Gardens, Claverton Manor, Claverton, BATH, BA2 7BD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.americanmuseum.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The mission of the American Museum is to educate, stimulate, and inspire its visitors in order to further the understanding of American history and culture. The Museum carries out this mission through the presentation of its historic rooms, its decorative art and folk art collections, and its special exhibitions, publications, educational programmes, and gardens.
03 Official extract
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
- 30 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,653,312
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,254,709
- 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
- 31 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,133,427
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,803,244
- 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
- 24 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,599,172
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,938,335
- 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
- 4 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,672,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,601,008
- 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
- 3 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,204,149
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,906,989
04 Official extract
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
- 30 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,653,312
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,254,709
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- 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
- 31 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,133,427
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,803,244
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £8,507
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 195
- 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
- 24 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,599,172
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,938,335
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 195
- 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
- 4 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,672,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,601,008
- 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
- £38,031
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 175
- 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
- 3 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,204,149
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,906,989
- 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
- £134,592
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 100
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 30 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 783438
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 401088
- Income Charitable Activities
- 604195
- Income Investments
- 259315
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2048036
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £110,268
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,667,184
- Expenditure Other
- 477257
- Expenditure Total
- 3254709
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 49824
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1845
- Expenditure Governance
- 28078
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 628508
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 206665
- Gain Loss Investment
- 605276
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,700,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 18515822
- Assets Own Use
- 10888777
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 7627045
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £548,678
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £222,029
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £18,842,471
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 222029
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £369,115
- Funds Endowment
- 15101021
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3116521
- Funds Restricted
- 624929
- Funds Total
- 18842471
- Count Employees
- 58
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 31 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 854652
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 462053
- Income Charitable Activities
- 559115
- Income Investments
- 257607
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2133427
- Income Legacies
- 301638
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £93,726
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,195,257
- Expenditure Other
- 514261
- Expenditure Total
- 2803244
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 18803
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 8507
- Expenditure Governance
- 28298
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 853511
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 206770
- Gain Loss Investment
- 770860
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -44000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -83528
- Reserves
- £3,400,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 18951807
- Assets Own Use
- 11076705
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 7875102
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 209000
- Assets Other Assets
- £653,437
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £161,377
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £19,652,867
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 161377
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £351,241
- Funds Endowment
- 15385994
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3599933
- Funds Restricted
- 666940
- Funds Total
- 19652867
- Count Employees
- 34
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 24 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 286065
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 348082
- Income Charitable Activities
- 758739
- Income Investments
- 206286
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1599172
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £57,899
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,415,509
- Expenditure Other
- 464927
- Expenditure Total
- 2938335
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4844
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24002
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 743280
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 206060
- Gain Loss Investment
- -877448
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -155000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 182746
- Reserves
- £3,800,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19445267
- Assets Own Use
- 11279586
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 8165681
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 241000
- Assets Other Assets
- £437,589
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £444,504
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £19,679,352
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 444504
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £164,374
- Funds Endowment
- 15385982
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3753479
- Funds Restricted
- 539891
- Funds Total
- 19679352
- Count Employees
- 65
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 4 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 503234
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 327379
- Income Charitable Activities
- 631467
- Income Investments
- 210259
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1672339
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £81,021
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,192,886
- Expenditure Other
- 327101
- Expenditure Total
- 2601008
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6862
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26497
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 507612
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 226511
- Gain Loss Investment
- 907159
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -126000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 25517
- Reserves
- £5,619,349
- Assets Total Fixed
- 21350133
- Assets Own Use
- 11392026
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 9958107
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 389000
- Assets Other Assets
- £447,051
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £317,967
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £21,868,217
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 317967
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £203,447
- Funds Endowment
- 15385955
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5933418
- Funds Restricted
- 548844
- Funds Total
- 21868217
- Count Employees
- 48
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 3 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 710398
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 148264
- Income Charitable Activities
- 109198
- Income Investments
- 236289
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1204149
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £77,289
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,603,623
- Expenditure Other
- 226077
- Expenditure Total
- 1906989
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 37777
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25075
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 443985
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 254850
- Gain Loss Investment
- 724480
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 74000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -46977
- Reserves
- £6,000,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 21090656
- Assets Own Use
- 11608812
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 9481844
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 508000
- Assets Other Assets
- £604,022
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £212,468
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £21,990,210
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 212468
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £303,249
- Funds Endowment
- 15385937
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6091346
- Funds Restricted
- 512927
- Funds Total
- 21990210
- Count Employees
- 48
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- American Museum & Gardens
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2004-11-25T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 NOVEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 OCTOBER 2008 as amended on 30 May 2022
- Charitable Objects
- TO HOLD THE PROPERTY ON TRUST THAT THE SAME SHALL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF A MUSEUM FOR THE EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN FURNITURE AND CRAFTS AND DECORATIVE AND PICTORIAL ARTS OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 430962
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE AMERICAN MUSEUM IN BRITAIN
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures