WIGSTON FRAMEWORK KNITTERS MUSEUM CIO

Charity number: 1142492
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Museum is unique, because when the last master hosier died in 1952, the workshop was locked and left, leaving seventeenth century frames intact with other equipment. Part of the Museum consists of a modified seventeenth century farmhouse, that was used as the family residence for the master hosiers over the decades.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £11,793
Total expenditure: £6,587

People

7 Trustee(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:
  • 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
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicester City
  • Leicestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 June 2011: Standard registration
  • 29 May 2012: Funds received from 518702 THE OADBY AND WIGSTON BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • WIGSTON FRAMEWORK KNITTERS MUSEUM LIMITED (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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
GARTH ANTHONY BOULTER Chair 20 June 2011
NORTON, SALISBURY AND BRAILSFORD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE WIGSTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
Received: On time
THE ELIZABETH CLARKE RELIEF IN NEED FUND
Received: On time
Barry David Mays Trustee 12 October 2025
None on record
Maurice James Timothy Alton Trustee 17 February 2023
None on record
Christopher Lindsey Huscroft Trustee 08 November 2020
SEARS GROUP TRUST
Received: On time
John Lloyd Marlow Trustee 07 September 2019
None on record
Neil Philip Hancock Trustee 07 September 2019
None on record
ROBERT BOWMAN Trustee 20 June 2011
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 £27.64k £9.21k £46.01k £10.32k £11.79k
Total expenditure £5.84k £15.43k £6.07k £6.78k £6.59k
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 March 2025 30 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 30 December 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 05 February 2025 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 05 February 2025 5 days late
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 August 2024 191 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 November 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSION DATED 06 JAN 2026

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND OF THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE OR SCIENCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR TO PRESERVE FOR FUTURE PUBLIC ACCESS AND ENJOYMENT THE LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONTENTS FORMERLY USED AS FRAMEWORK KNITTERS' MASTER'S HOUSE AND WORKSHOP IN BUSHLOE END, WIGSTON MAGNA LISTED AS BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST.

Area of benefit

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

BUSHLOE END, WIGSTON MAGNA

Contact information

Address:
WIGSTON FRAMEWORK KNITTERS
MUSEUM LIMITED
42-44 BUSHLOE END
WIGSTON MAGNA
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE18 2BA
Phone:
01162886243
Email:
RobertBowman1793@gmail.com
Website:

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