CITY DISCOVERY CENTRE

Charity number: 297397
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote a greater appreciation and understanding of the historical, natural and built environments of Milton Keynes as a "new town" through various heritage, educational and community services. To promote Mitlon Keynes as a model of "new town" urban planning and as an aspirational city. Act as stewards for the Bradwell Abbey SAM (scheduled ancients monument) and heritage site

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £377,180
Total expenditure: £514,487

Total income includes £65,000 from 3 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

45 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 September 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MILTON KEYNES CITY DISCOVERY CENTRE (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Andrew Mason Trustee 24 July 2025
None on record
Martin Petchey Trustee 27 July 2023
None on record
Robert Exon Trustee 25 November 2019
None on record
Bob Adams Trustee 25 July 2019
None on record
PAUL COX Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
JAN LLOYD Trustee
FUEL ALLOTMENT
Received: On time
STEPHEN PAUL CROWTHER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £409.44k £245.92k £350.83k £377.37k £377.18k
Total expenditure £380.80k £287.80k £318.90k £397.67k £514.49k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £49.28k £89.42k £53.00k £65.00k £65.00k

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 2025 12 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 12 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORTED 17TH FEBRUARY 1987, AS AMENDED 28TH JULY 1987

Charitable objects

(I) TO MAINTAIN, PROMOTE, FACILITATE, IMPROVE AND DEVELOP THE STUDY OF ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY, AND THE NATURAL AND MAN-MADE ENVIROMENT AND (II) TO MAINTAIN, PRESERVE, RESTORE, CONSERVE, IMPROVE AND ENHANCE BUILDINGS, SITES, FEATURES AND OBJECTS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL, ECOLOGICAL, ARTISTIC, SOCIAL OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST IN MILTON KEYNES AND ITS ENVIRONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF AND VISITORS TO MILTON KEYNES AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Area of benefit

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

MILTON KEYNES AND ENVIRONS

Contact information

Address:
City Discovery Centre
The Farmhouse
Bradwell Abbey
MILTON KEYNES
Phone:
01908 227229
Email:
information@mkcdc.org.uk
Website:

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