Scarborough Museums, Culture and Creative Trust

Registered charity 1106238 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCARBOROUGH MUSEUMS TRUST

To advance the education of the public in geology, archaeology, history, natural sciences, decorative and fine arts, antiquities and related disciplines. Establishing and maintaining a museum in the Borough of Scarborough.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:4.1 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE MUSEUMS, ART GALLERIES OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OR RESOURCES IN THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH.4.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN NATURAL SCIENCES, ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY, DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS, ANTIQUITIES, CRAFTS, CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, ARCHITECTURE, THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER DISCIPLINES, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY:4.2.1 THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE MUSEUMS, ART GALLERIES OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH.4.2.2 PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING RESEARCH (AND DISSEMINATING ITS USEFUL RESULTS);4.2.3 PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF, AND ACCESS TO, THE ITEMS, GROUPINGS, DISPLAYS AND COLLECTIONS.4.3 TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY ACQUIRING, RENOVATING, REDEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, MANAGING, AND PROVIDING USE OF AND ACCESS TO LAND, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND SITES OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPORTANCE IN THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH AND ENCOURAGING HIGH STANDARDS OF ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND TOWN PLANNING WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH.4.4 TO PROMOTE THE URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS BY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:4.4.1 THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RETRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES IN AREAS OF DISADVANTAGE IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PROGRAMMES IN THE CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES.4.4.2 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR BUSINESS ADVICE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN THE CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES DISADVANTAGED BY VIRTUE OF POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, OR ANY OTHER BARRIERS TO ACCESSING TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT.4.4.3 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF LAND, BUILDINGS, WORKSPACE, AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR USE BY CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THOSE INVOLVED IN THE CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES.4.4.4 THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND AMENITIES AND PROVIDING EXPERT ADVICE OR CONSULTATION IN RELATION TO SUCH MATTERS.4.4.5 THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, OR SITES OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPORTANCE AND PROVIDING EXPERT ADVICE OR CONSULTATION IN RELATION TO SUCH MATTERS.4.4.6 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR FOR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.4.4.7 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.4.5 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH, OR ANCILLARY TO, THE ABOVE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charitable company ceased activities on 30 June 2025 and transferred operations to North Yorkshire Council. The trustees report that the accounts reflect final transactions prior to passing surplus funds to the local authority. Total funds carried forward were £87,413, representing a net increase from the prior year's £47,974.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05114387 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• STRANG, Katie Margaret, Dr — director, appointed 02/02/2024on trustee list
• GORHAM, Sally Ann — director, appointed 16/01/2024on trustee list
• SPAWFORTH, Adrian Peter — director, appointed 23/11/2023on trustee list
• MYERS, Simon Martin, Cllr — director, appointed 23/11/2023on trustee list
• FROSTICK, Lynne Elizabeth — director, appointed 29/05/2018on trustee list
• HARRIS, John Charles — director, appointed 06/08/2017on trustee list
• LOWERY, Jane Stuart — secretary, appointed 01/08/2024

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.7% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sally Gorhamchair
• Adrian Spawforth
• Cllr Simon Myers
• Dr Katie Margaret Strang
• JOHN HARRIS
• Professor Lynne Frostick

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).