01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Overdue
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 15 January 1968
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00918560
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £9,194,747
- Latest expenditure
- £9,561,097
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST, COACH ROAD, COALBROOKDALE, TELFORD, TF8 7DQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ironbridge.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The principal activities of the Trust are the preservation of historic properties and the development and management, as an educational charity, of Museums relating to the industrial, social and economic history of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site and related areas, with particular reference to the Industrial Revolution.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- 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 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £9,194,747
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,561,097
- 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
- 25 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £13,375,091
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,348,921
- 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
- 30 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,135,727
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,502,966
- 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
- 9 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £8,936,259
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,722,988
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 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £9,194,747
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,561,097
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,431,837
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 320
- 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
- 25 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £13,375,091
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,348,921
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,219,756
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 210
- 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
- 30 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,135,727
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,502,966
- 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
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,209,689
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 185
- 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
- 9 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £8,936,259
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,722,988
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 12472
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,260,130
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 334
- 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
- 21 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £7,263,516
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,455,403
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 36684
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,376,315
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 315
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 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2923820
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2257621
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2939168
- Income Investments
- 271256
- Income Other
- 802882
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9194747
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,967,974
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,593,123
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9561097
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 21475
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2128186
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 611903
- Gain Loss Investment
- 591928
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,218,933
- Assets Total Fixed
- 47544129
- Assets Own Use
- 38988971
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 8555158
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,440,622
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,378,975
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £46,605,776
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2176317
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 202658
- Assets Cash
- £621,973
- Funds Endowment
- 8555158
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3218933
- Funds Restricted
- 34831685
- Funds Total
- 46605776
- Count Employees
- 247
- 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
- 25 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 7882403
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2310649
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2938662
- Income Investments
- 243377
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13375091
- Income Legacies
- 187515
- Income Endowments
- 4500000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,000,908
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,348,013
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9348921
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23700
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2288892
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 572703
- Gain Loss Investment
- 603797
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,960,941
- Assets Total Fixed
- 48422109
- Assets Own Use
- 39210809
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 9211300
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,782,161
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,824,072
- Assets Current Investment
- 975323
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £46,380,198
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3364225
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 459847
- Assets Cash
- £51,916
- Funds Endowment
- 9211300
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1960941
- Funds Restricted
- 35207957
- Funds Total
- 46380198
- Count Employees
- 244
- 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
- 30 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 9307363
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2047033
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2425755
- Income Investments
- 101360
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13881511
- Income Legacies
- 134940
- Income Endowments
- 3745784
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,878,249
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £11,624,717
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13502966
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23150
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 68015
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 497566
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 357000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -100126
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 44377819
- Assets Own Use
- 39260055
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5117764
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £522,820
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,150,408
- Assets Current Investment
- 199276
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £41,750,231
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2588510
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 561898
- Assets Cash
- £54,029
- Funds Endowment
- 5117764
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1802472
- Funds Restricted
- 34829995
- Funds Total
- 41750231
- Count Employees
- 226
- 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
- 9 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5565742
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1497066
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1849430
- Income Investments
- 24021
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8936259
- Income Legacies
- 290115
- Income Endowments
- 410750
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,766,453
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,956,535
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7722988
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 30929
- Expenditure Governance
- 23750
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1785949
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 480246
- Gain Loss Investment
- 129408
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 544000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,547,013
- Assets Total Fixed
- 42748748
- Assets Own Use
- 41581049
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1167699
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -340000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,605,775
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,899,711
- Assets Current Investment
- 446788
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £41,114,812
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2138505
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 761206
- Assets Cash
- £305,113
- Funds Endowment
- 1167699
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2547013
- Funds Restricted
- 37400100
- Funds Total
- 41114812
- Count Employees
- 187
- 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
- 21 September 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4836870
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 975356
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1156149
- Income Investments
- 11141
- Income Other
- 284000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7263516
- Income Legacies
- 47706
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,205,754
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,249,649
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6455403
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 18923
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1654809
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 464181
- Gain Loss Investment
- 17107
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -320000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,084,974
- Assets Total Fixed
- 41894612
- Assets Own Use
- 41060751
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 833861
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -862000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,398,645
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,203,124
- Assets Current Investment
- 108253
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £39,228,133
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2873842
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 329282
- Assets Cash
- £298,777
- Funds Endowment
- 833861
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1084974
- Funds Restricted
- 37309298
- Funds Total
- 39228133
- Count Employees
- 213
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Shropshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Telford & Wrekin
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2012-11-16T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 516242
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 516242
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT TRUST
- Charity Name
- IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-06-15T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1001039
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1001039
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE IRONBRIDGE HERITAGE FOUNDATION LIMITED
- Charity Name
- IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1968-01-15T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2014-02-08T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 508062
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 508062
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE SPRY TRUST LIMITED
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/10/1967AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/10/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/07/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/06/2011 AS AMENDED ON 25 JUL 2018 AS AMENDED ON 09 DEC 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 JUL 2021 AS AMENDED ON 27 JUL 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 DEC 2025AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03 JAN 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE TO PROMOTE:(A) THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION OF LANDS AND TENEMENTS (INCLUDING BUILDINGS) OF BEAUTY OR HISTORIC INTEREST AND AS REGARDS LANDS FOR THE PRESERVATION (SO FAR AS PRACTICABLE) OF THEIR NATURAL ASPECT FEATURES AND ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE;(B) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OF NATIONAL INTEREST OR ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST AND PLACES OF NATURAL INTEREST OR BEAUTY AND THE PROTECTION AND AUGMENTATION OF THE AMENITIES OF SUCH BUILDINGS AND PLACES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS;(C) THE PRESERVATION OF FURNITURE AND PICTURES AND CHATTELS OF ANY DESCRIPTION HAVING NATIONAL OR HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST; AND(D) THE ACCESS TO AND ENJOYMENT OF SUCH BUILDINGS PLACES AND CHATTELS BY THE PUBLIC.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff