MUSEUM OF POWER

Charity number: 1087459
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To preserve for the community the Langford Steam Pumping Station and to develop a significant regional power related museum, which will both educate and entertain the public at large.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2025

Total income: £428,523
Total expenditure: £315,297

People

8 Trustee(s)

86 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 July 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MUSEUM OF POWER LTD (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) (Working name)
Company number:
03203668 Open in new window
Gift aid:
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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Roger Griffin Chair 23 October 2015
None on record
Irene Allen Trustee 09 April 2024
None on record
Ann Elizabeth Bell Trustee 09 April 2024
THE FRIENDS OF HYLANDS HOUSE
Received: On time
THE U3A CHELMSFORD
Received: On time
South Thames Colleges Group Educational Trust
Received: On time
Timothy Barber Trustee 19 December 2023
None on record
Colin David Waylen Trustee 19 December 2023
None on record
Stephen Edward Capper Trustee 04 July 2017
None on record
JOHN HERBERT LOWE BEM Trustee 10 January 2013
None on record
RICHARD DENNIS WAYLEN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024 31/05/2025
Total gross income £91.88k £159.68k £186.20k £1.59m £428.52k
Total expenditure £85.85k £119.75k £166.63k £216.77k £315.30k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £29.14k £36.07k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £1.43m N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £147.09k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £14.94k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £117.60k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £43.18k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £55.99k 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 May 2025 03 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2025 03 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2024 31 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 31 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 30 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 30 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 08 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 08 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 25 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 25 October 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/05/1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/01/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/09/2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/10/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/10/2015

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS REGISTERED IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ACQUIRING HOUSING AND EXHIBITING AND CONSERVING RESTORING AND REPAIRING OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS OF AN EDUCATIONAL NATURE AND BY ESTABLISHING ACQUIRING MANAGING AND MAINTAINING MUSEUMS GALLERIES LIBRARIES AND OTHER PLACES WHERE SUCH PURPOSES MAY BE ACHIEVED AND WHERE EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND ENQUIRY AND THE EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATION OF RELEVANT VIEWS AND INFORMATION MAY HAPPEN

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN GOVERNING DOCUMENT IN PRACTICE LANGFORD AND ULTING IN ESSEX

Contact information

Address:
Museum Of Power
Hatfield Road
Langford
MALDON
Essex
CM9 6QA
Phone:
01621843183
Email:
enquiries@museumofpower.org.uk
Website:

www.museumofpower.org.uk Open in new window