CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDS OF THE BRAINTREE DISTRICT MUSEUM AND HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 283552 · organisation 283552

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
4 August 1982
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£15,911
Latest expenditure
£16,627
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Braintree District Museum, Manor Street, BRAINTREE, Essex, CM7 3HW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.friendsofbraintreemuseum.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Support given to promotion of the Braintree District Museum and Heritage Trust

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
28 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£15,911
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,627
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
7 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£15,963
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,880
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
24 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,724
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,296
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
16 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£8,193
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,130
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
22 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£8,536
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,496

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
28 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£15,911
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,627
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
9
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
7 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£15,963
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,880
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
8

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
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF THE BRAINTREE DISTRICT MUSEUM AND HERITAGE TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1982-08-04T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 SEPTEMBER 1981
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ORIGINS, THE POLITICAL RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL HISTORY AND THE HISTORY OF THE AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF BRAINTREE AND BROCKING IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
204512
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
FRIENDS OF THE BRIANTREE DISTRICT MUSEUM AND HERITAGE TRUST
Charity Name Id
204500
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BRIANTREE AND BROCKING HERITAGE TRUST

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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