01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 8 April 1992
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02576495
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £166,069
- Latest expenditure
- £206,596
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 42 Queen Street, Hitchin, SG4 9TS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.britishschoolsmuseum.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Operating The British Schools Museum, a museum of the history of elementary education within a group of Grade II and II* Listed buildings (dating 1837 to 1905). Artifacts and documents collection relating to the education and social history of childhood. Volunteering opportunities, education programmes for schools and outreach programmes. Fundraising programmes of talks, concerts and other events.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 November 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 November 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £166,069
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £206,596
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £204,272
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £205,944
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £251,187
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £166,633
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £157,839
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £153,888
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £125,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £102,550
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 3 November 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £166,069
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £206,596
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 55
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £204,272
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £205,944
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £967
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 53
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £251,187
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £166,633
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £150
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 130
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £157,839
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £153,888
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,600
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 67
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £125,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £102,550
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Grants
- £62,377
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 118
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HITCHIN BRITISH SCHOOLS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2020-10-20T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3989063
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1091056
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE HITCHIN SOCIETY
- Charity Name
- HITCHIN BRITISH SCHOOLS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1992-04-08T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 NOVEMBER 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 26 MARCH 1992, 2 NOVEMBER 2003, 6 NOVEMBER 2005 AND 10 MARCH 2008 as amended on 11 Mar 2017
- Charitable Objects
- (I) TO PRESERVE A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT GROUP OF BUILDINGS IN HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE, KNOWN AS THE BRITISH SCHOOLS(II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF SCHOOLING BY:(A) PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE COLLECTION OF ARTEFACTS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF CHILDREN(B) PRESENTING THESE BUILDINGS AND COLLECTION AS A MUSEUM OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND CHILDHOOD(C) DELIVERING A LIVING EXPERIENCE OF HISTORIC SCHOOLDAYS TO ALL
- Area Of Benefit
- HITCHIN
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 35348
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BENCHMARK
- Charity Name Id
- 35351
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- HITCHIN BRITISH SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 35352
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE BRITISH SCHOOLS MUSEUM HITCHIN
- Charity Name Id
- 35349
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BENCHMARK AT THE BRITISH SCHOOLS
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling