THE ISLES OF SCILLY MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1191417 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our mission is to safeguard the traditions and the spirit of the islands and to enhance public understanding of Scillonian traditions and Scillys place in history. The Isles of Scilly Museum Association seeks to preserve for the public benefit matters relating to the islands, history, archaeology and natural science.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £Nil at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of one year's operating costs (£40,000). The charity reported a net income of £96,692, driven largely by restricted grant funding, while unrestricted funds decreased due to higher charitable expenditure than income.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Coastal Communities — “MUSEUM ON THE MOVE is a response to the closure of the Church Street Museum in 2019 and was funded by Coastal Communities through Cornwall M…” (source page)
• Cornwall Museums Partnership — “MUSEUM ON THE MOVE is a response to the closure of the Church Street Museum in 2019 and was funded by Coastal Communities through Cornwall M…” (source page)
• European Regional Development Fund — “MUSEUM ON THE MOVE is a response to the closure of the Church Street Museum in 2019 and was funded by Coastal Communities through Cornwall M…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/07/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (19/07/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ann Tudor
• Anne Margaret Hall
• Dr KATHARINE ANNE SAWYER
• Dr Rob Lambert
• Jessica Margaret Vian
• Joanna Patricia Holwill
• Marthe Anne Broadhurst
• RICHARD IAN MCCARTHY

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL TRUST.

• NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL TRUST income £2.4m
• THE SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTSHIRE MUSEUM TRUST income £1.8m
• THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION income £2.2m
• THE BARDSEY ISLAND TRUST LIMITED income £467k
• THE CORNWALL BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED ASSOCIATION income £511k
• THE CORNWALL BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST income £150k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.