01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 3 September 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06685688
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £275,550
- Latest expenditure
- £304,391
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: BRISTOL MUSEUM & ART GALLERY, QUEENS ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 1RL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bristolmuseums.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To raise funds for Bristol Museums' and Bristol Archives' collections, historic buildings, learning and community activities, exhibitions, events and allied activities in order to conserve the collections and make them widely accessible.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £275,550
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £304,391
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £365,623
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £82,209
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £273,289
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £207,876
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £500,928
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £326,459
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £128,404
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £191,246
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 13 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £275,550
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £304,391
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 18 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £365,623
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £82,209
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 8 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £273,289
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £207,876
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £500,928
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £326,459
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £128,404
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £191,246
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 500585
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 343
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 500928
- Income Legacies
- 186363
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £15,126
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £311,333
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 326459
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 301544
- Expenditure Governance
- 2256
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7533
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £256,580
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £794,609
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £278,148
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £516,461
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 278148
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £745,805
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 256580
- Funds Restricted
- 259881
- Funds Total
- 516461
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRISTOL MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2020-04-08T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds spent (by trustees)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 281555
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 281555
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE BRISTOL BOMFORD BEQUEST TRUST
- Charity Name
- BRISTOL MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-09-03T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/04/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/04/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/07/2013NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16/07/2013AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06/08/2013 as amended on 18 Oct 2023
- Charitable Objects
- (I) TO SUPPORT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE BUILDING, ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND ARCHIVES OF ARTEFACTS, ART, SPECIMENS, DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED MATERIAL IN BRISTOL, INCLUDING THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION OF ALL SUCH MATERIAL; AND(II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THOSE LIVING WITHIN THE GREATER BRISTOL AREA AND THOSE GEOGRAPHIC, ETHNIC AND DISABLED COMMUNITIES WHO DO NOT TRADITIONALLY ATTEND MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES) IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE PROVISION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FACILITIES, COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, PUBLIC EVENTS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING IN DIGITAL FORM, AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND ARCHIVES IN BRISTOL AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF BRISTOL AND ACROSS THE INTERNET."
- Area Of Benefit
- BRISTOL
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures