MERSEA ISLAND MUSEUM TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 18 August 1976
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £13,355
Latest expenditure: £10,447
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Mersea Island Museum, 12 High Street, West Mersea, COLCHESTER, CO5 8QD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.merseamuseum.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Maintaining a Museum for Mersea Island and the neighbourhood.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,447

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 1 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,735
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,550

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,873
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,554

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,110
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,880

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 17 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,787
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,191

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,447
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £500
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
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,735
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,550
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,873
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,554
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,110
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,880
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £2,778
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MERSEA ISLAND MUSEUM TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1976-08-18T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5 APRIL 1976 AS AMENDED 19 FEBRUARY 1999 AND 19 MARCH 2010
Charitable Objects: A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ALL THE INHABITANTS OF MERSEA ISLAND AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (¶THE AREA OF BENEFIT÷) BY MAINTAINING A MUSEUM TO HOLD A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF OBJECTS RELATING TO THE ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY, HERITAGE AND WILDLIFE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT; TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE INHABITANTS TO CONSERVE THEIR HERITAGE AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF SUCH OBJECTS WHETHER OR NOT DRAWN FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION.B) TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY ASSOCIATING WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE A VALUABLE RESOURCE OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN A CHARITABLE MANNER. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH ANY POLITICAL PARTY OR RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION. SUBJECT TO THIS RESTRICTION, THE ASSOCIATION MAY AFFILIATE OR SUBSCRIBE TO ANY OTHER BODY IN ORDER TO FURTHER ANY OF ITS ABOVE-MENTIONED OBJECTS.
Area Of Benefit: MERSEA ISLAND AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling