MARCH AND DISTRICT MUSEUM SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 18 January 1983
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £21,584
Latest expenditure: £12,896
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: March and District Museum, High Street, MARCH, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9JJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Preserving the history of March & District in the form of artefacts, photographs and documents. Making this information available to the general public during our regular opening times, via the Internet, mail or telephone, by specially arranged group visits from schools and other groups and by outreach. We also engage academically and socially with other local groups.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £21,584
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,896

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £29,603
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,315

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £17,222
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,259

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £19,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,628

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,113
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,759

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £21,584
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,896
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £18,000
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: 32

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £29,603
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,315
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £16,669
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: 32

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £17,222
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,259
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £17,000
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: 32

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £19,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,628
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £16,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 29

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,113
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,759
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £16,309
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 27

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MARCH AND DISTRICT MUSEUM SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1983-01-18T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12/11/1982AS AMENDED ON 14/11/1997AS AMENDED ON 13/11/2009AS AMENDED ON 12/11/2010AS AMENDED ON 08/11/2013 as amended on 11 Nov 2016
Charitable Objects: (I) TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY, INTER ALIA, ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING INTEREST IN, AND WIDER KNOWLEDGE OF, THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES PAST AND PRESENT OF MARCH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. (II) (A) TO MAINTAIN A MUSEUM IN THE TOWN OF MARCH WHEREIN TO EXHIBIT ARTEFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ITEMS APPROPRIATE TO THIS PURPOSE. (B) TO HOLD MEETINGS, LECTURES AND EXHIBITIONS FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE COMMITTEE MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures