Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

ESSEX POLICE MUSEUM 

Education/Training. The museum is established to show how the Essex Police developed from its inception since 1840 until the present time. This is provided by access to the collection by the public when the museum is open and also by special arrangement. Education via the school curriculum.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
Established: 29 years

www.essex.police.uk/museum

museum@essex.pnn.police.uk

01245457150

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/22£26£3£22n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/21*£12£1£11n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/03/20*£25£2£23n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/03/19£22£6£16n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/03/18£19£2£17£0£0£0n/a014
31/03/17£26£9£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£27£8£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£21£6£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£17£8£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£29£6£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£31£5£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£7£6£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09?£6£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£6£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£20£26£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£23£18£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 9 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Essex Police Museum
£5,000 02/05/2019
Towards the work and running costs of the Essex Police Museum

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/11/1994, number: 1042055
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR21: 42 days late, AR20: 114 days late, AR13: 114 days late, AR12: 19 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR07: 373 days late,
Main office

ESSEX POLICE MUSEUM
KINGSTON CRESCENT
CM2 6DN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF ESSEX POLICE SERVICE IN PARTICULAR BY COLLECTING PRESERVING INTERPRETING AND DOCUMENTING MATERIAL EVIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE MAINTAINANCE OF A MUSEUM FOR ITEMS OF HISTORIC POLICE INTEREST AND THE DISPLAY AND DEMONSTRATION OF SUCH ITEMS AND THE MEANS WHEREBY SO TO DO.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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