COLCHESTER MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1192018
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Colchester Museums Development Foundation supports Colchester Museums to inspire and enrich the local community, through the preservation, exploration, and sharing of the town's heritage. The Foundation raises funds through donations, memberships and grants to support access, inclusion, community collaboration, and engagement with collections across Colchester Museums.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £29,347
Total expenditure: £26,481

People

12 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 October 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • CMDF (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sophie Penelope Weaver Chair 27 October 2020
None on record
Stephanie Rickard Trustee 07 February 2024
None on record
Fern Lovett Trustee 07 February 2024
None on record
Ilaria Boncori Trustee 07 February 2024
CENTRE FOR ACTION ON RAPE AND ABUSE
Received: On time
David Hedges Trustee 07 February 2024
None on record
Andrew Paul Lynn Trustee 27 October 2020
None on record
Mark Edward Cheeseman Trustee 27 October 2020
None on record
Nicholas Paul Wickenden MA,AMA,FSA Trustee 27 October 2020
COLCHESTER ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF HYLANDS HOUSE
Received: On time
THE ESSEX SOCIETY FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY
Received: On time
DENISE FIENNES Trustee 27 October 2020
THE FRIENDS OF THE IPSWICH MUSEUMS
Received: On time
STEPPS
Received: On time
Glynis Ann Barritt Trustee 27 October 2020
COLCHESTER CIVIC SOCIETY
Received: On time
Philip Antony Berners Trustee 27 October 2020
None on record
Dr Francis Hargrave Trustee 27 October 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £12.92k £18.72k £29.35k
Total expenditure £2.60k £7.70k £26.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 2024 28 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 07 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 07 November 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY IN THE SUBJECTS OF THE ARTS, ARCHAEOLOGY, NATURAL HISTORY, HISTORY AND SCIENCE; AND II) PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING COLCHESTER CASTLE, HOLLYTREES MUSEUM, THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND THEIR COLLECTIONS AND STORAGE FACILITIES, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING PARTNER ORGANISATIONS TO DELIVER RELATED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES, PARTICULARLY WHERE THEY ADVANCE THE MUSEUMS ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

Contact information

Address:
COLCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
ROWAN HOUSE
33 SHEEPEN ROAD
COLCHESTER
CO3 3WG
Phone:
01206282931
Email:
cmdf@colchester.gov.uk
Website:

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