Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE SUFFOLK REGIMENT MUSEUM AND TRUST FUND 

Runs and maintains the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Regiment Museum, a Suffolk Regiment display in Moyse's Hall, the Cambridgeshire Regiment display at IWM Duxford and the reserve collections for The Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Regiments Museum .
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£63£70£-7n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/22£59£51£9n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/21£40£43£-3n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/12/20£37£40£-2n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/12/19£41£19£22n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/18£47£41£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£38£21£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£32£44£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£33£12£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£32£10£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£37£7£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£32£7£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£31£4£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£30£31£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£26£18£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£27£12£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£25£14£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£24£6£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£34£19£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£34£19£15£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 46 years

www.suffolkregimentmuseum.co.uk

suffolkregimentmuseum@gmail.com

01284749317

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/06/1978, number: 275468
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SUFFOLK REGIMENT ASSOCIATION UNITED CHARITY on 28/11/2022
Main office

The Keep
Gibraltar Barracks
Out Risbygate
BURY ST EDMUNDS
Suffolk
IP33 3RN

Objectives

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT IN THE HISTORY AND MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE REGIMENT AND TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY AND ENCOURAGE RECRUITMENT BY PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF THE COLLECTION IN A MUSEUM OR MUSEUMS OR SUCH OTHER PUBLIC PLACES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, AND TO CONSERVE, RESTORE, REPAIR, RECONSTRUCT AND PRESERVE OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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