EAST GRINSTEAD MUSEUM

Charity number: 1171561
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Museum holds a collection of records and artefacts related to the town of East Grinstead and its surrounding villages, and to the Queen Victoria Hospital and the WW2 Guinea Pig Club, much of which is on display to the general public at its premises in East Grinstead.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £28,567
Total expenditure: £67,064

Total income includes £9,500 from 3 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

45 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Surrey
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 February 2017: CIO registration
  • 11 June 2020: Funds received from 1047505 EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN MUSEUM
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
LESTER WILLIAM MORLEY PORTER Chair 21 May 2018
None on record
Nyssa Danae Mildwaters Trustee 03 January 2024
None on record
Dr Heather Hollins Trustee 03 January 2024
None on record
Stephen Chandler Trustee 28 November 2023
None on record
Lucy Buckland Trustee 28 November 2023
None on record
Stephen Ody Trustee 28 July 2020
None on record
Hugh Kelly Trustee 23 March 2020
None on record
ANDREW NORMAN BROCK Trustee 09 February 2017
EAST GRINSTEAD AND DISTRICT GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS ROPE FUND
Received: On time
DISABILITY ACCESS (EAST GRINSTEAD AREA)
Received: On time
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SUSSEX
Received: On time

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 £200.03k £41.26k £41.04k £62.39k £28.57k
Total expenditure £57.90k £61.17k £61.25k £80.94k £67.06k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £1.00k N/A
Income from government grants £52.62k £20.50k £8.34k £4.75k £9.50k

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 10 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 10 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 February 2024 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 February 2024 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 01 February 2023 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 February 2023 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 January 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 09 Feb 2017

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF THE MUSEUM COMPRISING THE EXISTING COLLECTION TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER EXHIBITS OR ITEMS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE COMPRISED IN THE TRUST FUND AND TO PRESERVE THE SAME AS A COLLECTION. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY HISTORY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE AREA OF THE TOWN OF EAST GRINSTEAD AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Contact information

Address:
EAST GRINSTEAD MUSEUM
OLD MARKET YARD
CANTELUPE ROAD
EAST GRINSTEAD
RH19 3BJ
Phone:
01342302233
Email:
info@eastgrinsteadmuseum.org.uk
Website:

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