THE SECRET WW2 LEARNING NETWORK

Charity number: 1156796
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Research and archiving of SOE ,BCRA, RAF Special Duties Squadrons and French Resistance Activities in WW2 in UK and FRANCE plus interviewing/filming of Veterans of above. Acting as an outreach vehicle for certain Educational and Museum Establishments eg University of Sussex Centre for Resistance Studies initiative for the above.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £19,671
Total expenditure: £18,924

People

8 Trustee(s)

7 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Netherlands

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 April 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE SECRET WAR MUSEUMS AND LEARNING NETWORK (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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
Louisa Russell Chair 30 April 2017
None on record
Nicholas Roy Howe Fox Trustee 12 September 2023
None on record
Professor Hanna Elizabeth Diamond Trustee 26 July 2023
None on record
Ashley Charles Barnett Trustee 25 April 2023
None on record
Professor Juliette Samantha Pattinson Trustee 14 July 2020
None on record
Brian Spencer Trustee 30 April 2017
None on record
Paul Maxwell McCue Trustee 13 March 2016
None on record
MARTYN JOHN BELL Trustee 24 April 2014
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 £2.95k £10.49k £21.64k £12.66k £19.67k
Total expenditure £492 £8.49k £14.52k £13.70k £18.92k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £450 N/A £925 £990 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 02 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 02 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 19 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 April 2024 62 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 April 2024 62 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 01 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 - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 24 APR 2014 AMENDED ON 16 MAR 2018 as amended on 28 Apr 2022

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NATURE, PERCEPTION, CONTEXT, HISTORY, IMPACT AND CONSEQUENCES OF COVERT AND ?SECRET WAR? ALLIED OPERATIONS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE WHO TOOK PART IN CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF RESISTANCE IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES AND ALSO THE ACTIONS OF THE RESISTERS THEMSELVES AND THE EXPERIENCES OF THEIR FELLOW CIVILIANS WHOSE COUNTRY HAD BEEN OCCUPIED.

Contact information

Address:
29 Wiseton Road
LONDON
SW17 7EE
Phone:
07918088036
Email:
No information available
Website:

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