MARCH AND DISTRICT MUSEUM SOCIETY

Charity number: 286115
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preserving the history of March & District in the form of artefacts, photographs and documents. Making this information available to the general public during our regular opening times, via the Internet, mail or telephone, by specially arranged group visits from schools and other groups and by outreach. We also engage academically and socially with other local groups.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £29,603
Total expenditure: £5,315

Total income includes £16,669 from 2 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

32 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 January 1983: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Irene Bates Trustee 03 December 2020
None on record
Linda Caroline Gill Trustee 14 May 2019
None on record
David Bates Trustee 14 May 2019
None on record
John William Gowing Trustee 26 September 2018
None on record
Susan Edgoose Trustee 01 January 2017
None on record
NIGEL DENCHFIELD Trustee 14 October 2014
None on record
GORDON THORPE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £34.15k £18.11k £19.31k £17.22k £29.60k
Total expenditure £8.88k £10.76k £12.63k £9.26k £5.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £25.00k £16.31k £16.50k £17.00k £16.67k

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 30 September 2024 05 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 05 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 14 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2022 09 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2021 24 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2020 20 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 20 May 2021 On time 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12/11/1982 AS AMENDED ON 14/11/1997 AS AMENDED ON 13/11/2009 AS AMENDED ON 12/11/2010 AS AMENDED ON 08/11/2013 as amended on 11 Nov 2016

Charitable objects

(I) TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY, INTER ALIA, ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING INTEREST IN, AND WIDER KNOWLEDGE OF, THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES PAST AND PRESENT OF MARCH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. (II) (A) TO MAINTAIN A MUSEUM IN THE TOWN OF MARCH WHEREIN TO EXHIBIT ARTEFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ITEMS APPROPRIATE TO THIS PURPOSE. (B) TO HOLD MEETINGS, LECTURES AND EXHIBITIONS FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE COMMITTEE MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
March and District Museum
High Street
MARCH
Cambridgeshire
PE15 9JJ
Phone:
01354655300
Email:
info@marchmuseum.co.uk
Website:

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