THE CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM

Charity number: 272108
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Museum dedicated to life and times of soldiers of The Cheshire Yeomanry, The 22nd (CHESHIRE) Regiment, The Mercian Regiment and C Sqn RMLY Exhibits show history of regiments raised in Cheshire spanning 3 Centuries. Assists in research for individuals tracing family history. Extra commemmorative exhibitions throughout the year.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £96,001
Total expenditure: £81,085

People

8 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Halton
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Warrington
  • Wirral

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 October 1976: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE SOLDIERS OF CHESHIRE (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Brigadier Benjamin Wilde Chair 29 January 2023
None on record
NICHOLAS GLAZEBROOK Trustee 28 February 2024
None on record
Richard Forde-Johnston Trustee 16 January 2024
None on record
Professor Helen O'Sullivan BSc MBA Trustee 24 September 2021
None on record
Lt Col Richard Allan John Sernberg Trustee 24 July 2021
None on record
James Bede Etherington Trustee 20 December 2019
None on record
HILARY WILLIAMS Trustee 23 July 2013
None on record
Mark Hockedy Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £88.25k £35.26k £74.17k £69.49k £96.00k
Total expenditure £68.95k £45.06k £68.92k £82.01k £81.08k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £7.66k N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 14 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 March 2021 59 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 March 2021 59 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SCHEME DATED 8 SEPTEMBER 1999 as amended on 09 Jan 2024

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT; AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE REGIMENTS AND FORMER REGIMENTS AND ANY OTHER MILITARY UNIT, REGIMENT OR SERVICE WITH PAST OR PRESENT CONNECTIONS TO THE COUNTY OF CHESHIRE; BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE REGIMENTAL COLLECTION.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM
THE CASTLE
GROSVENOR STREET
CHESTER
CH1 2DN
Phone:
01244327617
Email:
cheshiremilitarymuseum@live.co.uk
Website:

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