THE BRISTOL SOCIETY OF MODEL AND EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERS

Registered charity 1094274 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BSMEE

The advancement of public education in the construction of models of engineering in particular through provision of talks, demonstrations and facilities for running engineering models.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MODELS OF ENGINEERING IN PARTICULAR THROUGH PROVISION OF TALKS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND FACILITIES FOR RUNNING ENGINEERING MODELS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CITY OF BRISTOL NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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 total funds increased to £170,871, driven by a net incoming resource of £18,783 against total resources expended of £44,704. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £170,871, which the trustees note are held for purposes such as purchasing a new club hut and maintaining locomotives. No audit was required, and the independent examiner reported no material matters of concern.

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 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Wainwright
• Lindsay Sadler
• Norman Rogers

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

Operates in: Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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