FRIENDS OF THE IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM

Registered charity 518657 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are to provide financial assistance to the charity registered as the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Limited to secure the preservation, restoration, improvement, enhancement and maintenance of features of historic and industrial importance.

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

Latest income
£40k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £24,815 to £23,422 due to net outgoing resources of £1,393. The trustees consider that sufficient funds are held to meet the charity's objects, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified in the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £23k)
The Friends regularly review the amount of reserves that are required to ensure that they are adequate to fulfil the charity’s continuing obligations on a quarterly basis at their committee meeting. — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Shropshire · Telford & Wrekin

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£40k£41k
31/12/2023£37k£40k
31/12/2022£33k£25k
31/12/2021£34k£77k
31/12/2020£63k£27k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF THE IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £24,815 to £23,422 due to net outgoing resources of £1,393. The trustees consider that sufficient funds are held to meet the charity's objects, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified in the examination of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.