WINIFRED WHARTON TRUST

Registered charity 1079695 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WELLINGBOROUGH MUSEUM

To provide facilities of a historic nature in the Borough of Wellingborough in the Dulley's Baths building, including the Wellingborough Museum.

Objects

(1) TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNS PEOPLE OF THE BOROUGH OF WELLINGBOROUGH AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, WHATEVER OF THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE THAT MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THE BOROUGH OF WELLINGBOROUGH IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST. (11) TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM/HERITAGE CENTRE IN WHICH TO DISPLAY SUCH COLLECTIONS OF ARTIFACTS AND SUCH OTHER COLLECTIONS WHETHER OR NOT RELATING TO AND DEMONSTRATING ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF WELLINGBOROUGH AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. (111) TO ESTABLISH, PRESERVE, ENHANCE, MANAGE AND DEVELOP COLLECTIONS OF ARTIFACTS WHICH DEMONSTRATE ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF WELLINGBOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE AGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. (1V) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF WELLINGBOROUGH AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF WELLINGBOROUGH

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £434,549, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet running costs and ensure the future of the charity. The charity reports a net income surplus of £7,198 for the year, funded primarily by donations and investment income, while relying on profits from its trading subsidiary, Dulley's Baths Ltd.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
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• Internal risk management policy and procedures
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• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Barbara Lees
• COLIN FREDERICK BAILEY
• Helen Mary Bean
• Robert Anthony Townson · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northamptonshire

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Government & lottery funding

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