The Second Division Kohima Museum and Memorial Trust

Charity number: 1177539
Charity reporting is up to date (199 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promote understanding of the deeds of the 2nd Infantry Division during 1942?46 within the Burma Campaign, with focus on the Battle of Kohima, by displaying current and future collections at the museum. Assist in the maintenance of 2nd Infantry Division memorials in York and Kohima. To assist with maintenance of other memorials around Kohima, including the memorial to Maj Gen Grover in Jotsoma

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £1,962
Total expenditure: £372

People

8 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • North Yorkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 March 2018: CIO registration
  • 26 September 2018: Funds received from 294842 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION WAR MEMORIAL TRUST FUND
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE SECOND DIVISION MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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 GREVILLE KENNETH BIBBY CBE Chair 13 March 2018
None on record
Lt Col Thomas William Skinner Trustee 17 January 2024
None on record
Kelsey Coleen Loveless Trustee 04 November 2022
None on record
Michael Tickner Trustee 06 July 2022
THE FAMILIES IN BRITISH INDIA SOCIETY
Received: On time
Colonel IAN ROBERT HARGREAVES BENG MSC Trustee 13 March 2018
THE KOHIMA EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Received: On time
Professor Simon Richard Ditchfield Trustee 13 March 2018
None on record
Robin McDermott Trustee 13 March 2018
None on record
Robert Street Trustee 12 January 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £2.69k £1.70k £492 £1.64k £1.96k
Total expenditure £1.76k £1.71k £271 £324 £372
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 December 2023 07 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 18 May 2025 199 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 02 November 2023 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 02 November 2023 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 14 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 07 April 2021 158 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 09 April 2021 160 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Mar 2018 as amended on 10 Nov 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE AS FOLLOWS: (A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE BRITISH SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION DURING WORLD WAR TWO WITHIN THE PERIOD 1942 AND 1946 AND TO INTERPRET THE ROLE OF THE DIVISION FURTHER WITHIN THE OVERALL CONDUCT OF THE WIDER BURMA CAMPAIGN UNDER COMMAND OF THE 14TH ARMY, WITH ESPECIAL FOCUS ON THE BATTLE OF KOHIMA, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM CONTAINING A DISPLAY OF THE CIO’S CURRENT COLLECTIONS AND ALL FUTURE ACQUISITIONS RELATING TO THE BURMA CAMPAIGN. (B) THE FOSTERING OF PATRIOTISM AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY: (1) ASSISTING IN THE MAINTENANCE OF, AND WHERE NECESSARY THE REFURBISHMENT OF, THE BRITISH SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION PERMANENT MEMORIALS TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AT THE BATTLE OF KOHIMA LOCATED IN THE MINSTER GARDENS, YORK, AND THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES CEMETERY IN KOHIMA. 2) AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES WHERE THE ORIGINAL SPONSORS ARE NO LONGER MAINTAINING THEIR PERMANENT MEMORIALS, ASSISTING IN THE MAINTENANCE OF OTHER BATTLE OF KOHIMA MEMORIALS IN THE VICINITY OF KOHIMA, PARTICULARLY THE MEMORIAL IN JOTSOMA TO MAJOR GENERAL GROVER AND HIS OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE BRITISH SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION.

Contact information

Address:
KOHIMA MUSEUM
IMPHAL BARRACKS
FULFORD ROAD
YORK
YO10 4HD
Phone:
01904665806
Email:
kohimamuseum@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

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