CCEW Charity Commission profile

MEDMENHAM COLLECTION

Registered charity 1085383 · organisation 3967131

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
5 March 2001
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
5 April 2024 – 4 April 2025
Latest income
£3,279
Latest expenditure
£1,961
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: ROMANY COTTAGE, HIGH STREET, BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER, CHELTENHAM, GL54 2AP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Maintains museum displays at MOD Chicksands, and a smaller display at the Muckleburgh Collection, Norfolk. Co-operates with other museums and organisations to enhance the public awareness of the capabilities and successes of military Imagery Analysis(IA), formerly known as Photographic Interpretation (PI). Maintains an archive of Collection material at Royal Air Force Wyton, Cambridgeshire

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
5 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
4 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
4 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received
13 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,279
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,961
Fin Period Start Date
5 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
4 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
4 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received
8 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,563
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,540
Fin Period Start Date
5 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
4 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
4 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received
10 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,061
Total Gross Expenditure
£598
Fin Period Start Date
5 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
4 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
4 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received
24 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,719
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,236
Fin Period Start Date
5 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
4 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
4 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received
12 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£733
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,550

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Norfolk
Welsh Ind
No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

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
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
114
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
MEDMENHAM COLLECTION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2001-03-05T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
TRUST DEED DATED 01/12/2000AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 26/09/2013AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 01 OCT 2016
Charitable Objects
THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE MEDMENHAM COLLECTION AND ITS TRUST FUND AND ANY INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS"). A. PROMOTE MILITARY HERITAGE AND ETHOS WITHIN THE ARMED FORCES BY IMPROVING THEIR EDUCATION REGARDING THE OPERATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, EXPERTISE AND SKILLS OF IMAGERY ANALYSIS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO NATIONAL, STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE B. EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE PROFICIENCIES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND SKILLS OF DEFENCE IMAGERY ANALYSIS (IA), FORMERLY KNOWN AS PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION (PI).
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

08 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling