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Description
The advancement of education for the benefit of the public in the areas of archaeology, natural sciences, literature, the fine and decorative arts, antiquities and local history relating to the County of Dorset.The acquisition, preservation, conservation, exhibition and development of collections relating to the areas outlined above.
Also known as
- Dorset County Museum
- The Dorset County Museum
- The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
- The Dorset Natural History and Archeological Society
- Dorset County Museum
- Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society
- Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
- The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
- Dorset Natural History and Archaeology Society
- Dorset Natural History and Archeological Society
- Trust Property Known as Dorset County Museum
- Trust Property Known as Williams House
- Williams House (Formerly Handel House)
...and 3 other names
CCEW Charity number
Company number
Registered
Postcode
DT1 1XA
Website
Domain
dorsetmuseum.org
Latest income
£1,221,234 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
GB-CHC-1062400Linked records
Back to contentsThis organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1062400 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
GB-CHC-1062400Themes and activities
Back to contentsThis organisation has been classified using different categories:
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Museums, zoos, parks, historical sites and similar institutions
A12
UK Charity Activity Tags
These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.
Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.
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Arts
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Arts
AR» Media and publishingAR200» LiteratureAR202 -
Education
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Heritage
HR» ArchaeologyHR101 -
Heritage
HR» Historical conservation and restorationHR102 -
Heritage
HR» HistoryHR103 -
Heritage
HR» Natural historyHR106 -
Research
RS» ScienceRS103
Theme (CCEW)
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General Charitable Purposes
101 -
Education/training
102 -
Arts/culture/heritage/science
109 -
Environment/conservation/heritage
112
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
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Children/young People
201 -
Elderly/old People
202 -
People With Disabilities
203 -
The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
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Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
305 -
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
307 -
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
308
Scale of operation
- Local
The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
GB-CHC-1062400Charity financial history
Back to contents| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997-05-14 |
Registered as a charity |
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| 2004-12-31 | 372,269 | 356,282 |
| 2005-12-31 | 443,348 | 407,256 |
| 2006-12-31 | 657,200 | 711,607 |
| 2007-12-31 | 1,285,115 | 523,094 |
| 2008-12-31 | 647,892 | 504,573 |
| 2009-12-31 | 444,186 | 476,819 |
| 2010-12-31 | 600,244 | 597,656 |
| 2011-12-31 | 800,569 | 520,387 |
| 2013-03-31 | 763,307 | 648,595 |
| 2014-03-31 | 472,298 | 541,076 |
| 2015-03-31 | 539,256 | 554,485 |
| 2016-03-31 | 921,996 | 854,288 |
| 2017-03-31 | 1,052,812 | 839,115 |
| 2018-03-31 | 2,056,138 | 1,018,727 |
| 2019-03-31 | 2,370,463 | 1,053,555 |
| 2020-03-31 | 6,099,442 | 968,334 |
| 2021-03-31 | 6,341,322 | 1,067,241 |
| 2022-03-31 | 1,442,790 | 2,829,605 |
| 2023-03-31 | 1,221,234 | 2,280,420 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
GB-CHC-1062400Charity people
Back to contents| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 24 | 29 |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | - | - |
| Volunteers | 100 | 50 |
| Trustees | 11 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
GB-CHC-1062400Statement of Financial Activities
Back to contentsStatement of financial activities for year ended .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Legacies | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Endowments | - | - |
| Donations and legacies | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Income from charitable activities | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Income from other trading activities | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Income from investments | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other income | - | - |
| Total | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other spending on raising funds | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Spending on raising funds | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Grants to institutions | - | - |
| Other charitable activities | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| Charitable activities | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| Other spending | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Total | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | (1.1) | (1.4) |
Balance sheet at .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | 14.3 | 15.8 |
| Investment assets | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 14.5 | 16.2 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Other current assets | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 0.6 | 0.2 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (0.1) | (1.2) |
| Net current assets | 0.5 | (1.0) |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 15.0 | 15.3 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | (1.8) | (1.1) |
| Net assets (excluding pension scheme) | 13.2 | 14.2 |
| Defined benefit pension scheme | (0.2) | (0.8) |
| Net assets (including pension scheme) | 13.0 | 13.3 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Restricted funds | 12.3 | 13.2 |
| Unrestricted funds | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| 13.0 | 13.3 | |
The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
GB-CHC-1062400Income from government
Back to contents| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
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|---|---|---|
| Contracts with government | ||
| None recorded | ||
| Government grants | ||
| Income from government grants | - | 2,745 |
| Government grants as % of total income | - | 0.2% |
| Number of government grants | - | 1 |
The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
GB-CHC-1062400Grants received
Back to contentsReceived 29 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.
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Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- Arts Council England (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Cabinet Office (7 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- John Ellerman Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The Foyle Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Garfield Weston Foundation (3 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund (11 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Wolfson Foundation (4 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.
This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.
- The National Lottery (1 grant) | Licence
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