BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
The provision of Education in Local and National Heritage by providing a centre for a local history archive, facilities for local research a venue for lectures and conferences.Promotion of the arts by the provision of an art gallery, exhibition area, theatre, cinema and concert hall.Increasing the effectiveness of the charity by training & developing volunteers.
Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING: MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, LIBRARY AND CENTRE FOR HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE AND SCIENCE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are negative at £79, while total unrestricted funds show a deficit of £79. The charity reports a net incoming resource of £24,512 for the year, driven by a significant increase in unrestricted income, though it relies on grants and donations for its operations.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted and designated funds, designated reserves are to complete the project to which they are allocated; unrestricted reserves are the available reserves of the charity.” — page 5
“The Charity operates from premises owned by Mr and Mrs Hurkett. Mr & Mrs Hurkett waived rent for this year. Mr & Mrs Hurkett and the charity are currently drawing up a lease for 15 years with the charity to potentially pay a peppercorn annual rent only. Mr & Mrs Hurkett have agreed to provide financial support as required.” — page 14
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (27/07/2022)
Trustees
- JOHN NURDEN
- Janet Beake
- Joanna Bascombe
- MICHAEL J BROWN
- Michael John Heron Hodgson
- Michael John Whiting
- Susan Lowery
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £163k | £138k |
| 31/03/2024 | £93k | £102k |
| 31/03/2023 | £111k | £108k |
| 31/03/2022 | £179k | £150k |
| 31/03/2021 | £77k | £56k |
Common questions
Is BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are negative at £79, while total unrestricted funds show a deficit of £79. The charity reports a net incoming resource of £24,512 for the year, driven by a significant increase in unrestricted income, though it relies on grants and donations for its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED as a grant recipient include THE DULVERTON TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2023 | £5k | Social engagement activities at local heritage centre and community hub. |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/01/2022 | £10k | Connecting our island community |
| UK government | 01/04/2020 | £16k | ALB-Historic England-Blue Town Remembered (Covid-19 Emergency Response) |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 16/08/2016 | £10k | "Expanding the remit of the Swale Museums group to become Historic Swale" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/08/2011 | £9k | Sheerness Community Cinema and Visual Learning Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £341k |
| NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND | 1 | £100k |
| THE DJANOGLY FOUNDATION | 1 | £12k |
| DUNWICH TOWN TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £5k |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- THE DUNWICH COMMUNITY HERITAGE CENTRE
- NATIONAL JUSTICE MUSEUM
- BLUE ELEPHANT THEATRE LIMITED
- LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT
- SIR JOHN MOORE'S SCHOOL AND EXHIBITION FOUNDATION
- THE CORNWALL HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED | £163k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE DUNWICH COMMUNITY HERITAGE CENTRE | £338k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NATIONAL JUSTICE MUSEUM | £1.8m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BLUE ELEPHANT THEATRE LIMITED | £109k | — | 0 | above | — | material uncertainty |
| LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT | £163k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SIR JOHN MOORE'S SCHOOL AND EXHIBITION FOUNDATION | £145k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |