THE FRIENDS OF THETFORD DAD'S ARMY MUSEUM

Charity Number: 1139465
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Friends of Thetford Dad's Army Museum runs the Dad's Army Museum in Thetford which provides displays about the BBC TV programme and its links to the Thetford area as well as the Home Guard. In addition the Friends seek to participate in events and projects that will raise the profile of the Museum, one such project was the erection of a statue of Captain Mainwaring in Thetford in 2010.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £6,672
Total expenditure: £6,672

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Norfolk
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 December 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stuart Neil Harold Wright Chair 21 November 2012
THE THETFORD SOCIETY
Received: On time
Jonathan Charles Pearson Trustee 24 June 2015
OPEN ROAD WEST NORFOLK TRUST
Received: On time
Simon John Skull Trustee
THETFORD MUSIC PROJECT
Received: 13 days late

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 £7.52k £5.35k £5.94k £6.71k £6.67k
Total expenditure £17.52k £15.35k £9.79k £16.71k £6.67k
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 04 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 February 2024 112 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 November 2022 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 16 November 2020 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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 27 MARCH 2008

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ABOUT THE TELEVISION PROGRAMME DAD'S ARMY, THE HOME GUARD AND THETFORD'S MILITARY CONNECTIONS FOR THE INHABITANTS AND VISITORS TO THETFORD, NORFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS THE FRIENDS WILL; A) PROMOTE THETFORD'S LINK WITH DAD'S ARMY THROUGH OPERATING THE THETFORD DAD'S ARMY MUSEUM AND ORGANISING OTHER RELATED EVENTS AND MEMORIALS THAT FROM TIME TO TIME MAY ARISE. B) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE ABOUT THE PROGRAMME, THETFORD AND THE AREA'S MILITARY CONNECTIONS THROUGH PROVIDING INFORMATION, DISPLAYS AND SOURCES OF REFERENCE. C) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS ; (1) TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE FRIENDS AND TO INVITE AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHATSOEVER BY WAY OF SUBSCRIPTION, DONATION OR OTHERWISE. (2) TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS CONSIDERED NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES.

Area of benefit

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

THETFORD, NORFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Contact information

Address:
79 CHURCHILL ROAD
THETFORD
IP24 2JZ
Phone:
01842754166
Email:
info@dadsarmythetford.org.uk
Website:

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