THE SOMERSET MILITARY MUSEUM TRUST

Charity number: 1064932
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The purpose of The Somerset Military Museum is to collect, document, preserve, display and provide access to material relating to The Somerset Light Infantry and its successor and antecedent regiments including Somerset's Yeomanry, and to use and interpret this material for the education and benefit of members of the public of all ages and backgrounds and those within the Armed Forces.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £4,554
Total expenditure: £2,071

People

7 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 October 1997: Standard registration
  • 27 October 2022: Funds received from 205588 THE SOMERSET AND CORNWALL REGIMENTAL FUND
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Investment
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Motum Chair 12 April 2023
THE SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUST
Received: On time
THE RIFLES AND LIGHT INFANTRY ASSOCIATION, SOMERSET
Received: On time
THE VILLAGE HALL (SHAPWICK)
Received: On time
Brigadier Neville Robert Holmes MBE Trustee 05 September 2024
None on record
Colonel Timothy Weeks OBE Trustee 01 March 2020
THE RIFLES AND LIGHT INFANTRY ASSOCIATION, SOMERSET
Received: On time
Sam Astill Trustee 30 March 2019
None on record
Alan Barnett Jones Trustee 21 March 2019
None on record
Veronica Matthews Trustee 21 March 2019
THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM OF SOMERSET
Received: On time
Lt Col Ian Corroyer Trustee 01 April 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £13.79k £3.22k £4.63k £4.01k £4.55k
Total expenditure £5.52k £2.70k £3.04k £3.08k £2.07k
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 2024 07 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 08 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 14 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 11 November 2021 11 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 23 SEPTEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 2 DECEMBER 1998, 8 APRIL 2003 AND 28 JULY 2004 AND 19 DECEMBER 2006 as amended on 21 Mar 2019

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY BY (A) THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE COLLECTION IN A MUSEUM OR MUSEUMS OR SUCH OTHER PUBLIC PLACE OR PLACES WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES, HAVE SUFFICIENT LINKS TO THE REGIMENT OR THE FORMER REGIMENTS; AND (B) PERPETUATING THE HISTORY AND MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE FORMER REGIMENTS; AND (C) ENCOURAGING RECRUITMENT TO THE REGIMENT, AND (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY (A) AND (B) AFORESAID

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
The Rifles Taunton Office
14 Mount Street
TAUNTON
Somerset
TA1 3QB
Phone:
01823 333434
Email:
aotaunton@the-rifles.co.uk
Website:

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