01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 February 2004
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04896056
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £6,299,757
- Latest expenditure
- £6,567,459
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Postal Museum, Calthorpe House, 15-20 Phoenix Place, LONDON, WC1X 0DA
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.postalmuseum.org/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Educational Charity working to make the Royal Mail Archive and the Postal Heritage Trust collection accessible as widely as possible
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 23 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,299,757
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,567,459
- 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
- 31 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,022,870
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,217,433
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,194,570
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,016,108
- 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 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,213,530
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,002,964
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,659,794
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,000,040
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,299,757
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,567,459
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £445,239
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 31 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,022,870
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,217,433
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £150,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,194,570
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,016,108
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,213,530
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,002,964
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 6 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,659,794
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,000,040
- 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
- £680,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 23 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2817053
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1640086
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1805338
- Income Investments
- 19158
- Income Other
- 18122
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6299757
- Income Legacies
- 13798
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,525,847
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,041,612
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6567459
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 111098
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1082494
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1033472
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £295,016
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19381471
- Assets Own Use
- 19381471
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,359,072
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,084,232
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £12,656,311
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5087176
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4997056
- Assets Cash
- £2,274,393
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 11791959
- Funds Restricted
- 864352
- Funds Total
- 12656311
- Count Employees
- 97
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 31 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1970657
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1540959
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1490927
- Income Investments
- 12425
- Income Other
- 7902
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5022870
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,361,445
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,855,988
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6217433
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 164721
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1138892
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1040019
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19943780
- Assets Own Use
- 19943780
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,305,786
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,325,553
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £12,924,013
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5012914
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5312639
- Assets Cash
- £1,819,427
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 12802833
- Funds Restricted
- 121180
- Funds Total
- 12924013
- Count Employees
- 88
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1994641
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1825515
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1348434
- Income Investments
- 4832
- Income Other
- 21148
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5194570
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,901,215
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,114,893
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7016108
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 126968
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1213181
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1330502
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £266,320
- Assets Total Fixed
- 20939743
- Assets Own Use
- 20939743
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,197,968
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,019,134
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,118,577
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4410318
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5608816
- Assets Cash
- £1,749,830
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 14006882
- Funds Restricted
- 111695
- Funds Total
- 14118577
- Count Employees
- 82
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2193663
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1497785
- Income Charitable Activities
- 489673
- Income Investments
- 188
- Income Other
- 32221
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4213530
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,197,190
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,805,774
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5002964
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 78202
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1003537
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1146682
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £428,591
- Assets Total Fixed
- 22228284
- Assets Own Use
- 22228284
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,756,526
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,044,695
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £15,940,115
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3110825
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5933870
- Assets Cash
- £2,419,413
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 15843730
- Funds Restricted
- 96385
- Funds Total
- 15940115
- Count Employees
- 78
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 6 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2846077
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1320741
- Income Charitable Activities
- 448377
- Income Investments
- 771
- Income Other
- 43828
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4659794
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,414,544
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,585,496
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5000040
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 87701
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1161454
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1144232
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23345456
- Assets Own Use
- 23345456
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,608,961
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,224,868
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,729,549
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2882014
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 6342854
- Assets Cash
- £2,105,297
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16632266
- Funds Restricted
- 97283
- Funds Total
- 16729549
- Count Employees
- 92
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- POSTAL HERITAGE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2004-02-26T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/09/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/02/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/06/2007NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21/10/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/11/2013
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE "OBJECTS") ARE:-3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY IN THE HISTORY OF POSTAL COMMUNICATION AND RELATED SERVICES AND OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BRITISH POST OFFICE AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND THE POSTAL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE;3.1.2 TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN MUSEUM(S) AND/OR ARCHIVE(S) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND IN PURSUIT OF THAT OBJECT;(A) COLLECT ARTEFACTS AND ARCHIVES INCLUDING POSTAL ARTEFACTS AND ARCHIVES WHICH MAY BE BRITISH OR INTERNATIONAL TO A PUBLISHED POLICY AGREED BY THE CHARITY;(B) MANAGE, DOCUMENT, CONSERVE AND SAFEGUARD THE NATIONAL POSTAL COLLECTIONS AND OTHER COLLECTIONS AND HOLDINGS TO THE HIGHEST APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS;(C) EXHIBIT, INTERPRET AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS.3.1.3 RESTORE, EXHIBIT AND PRESERVE OBJECTS, (INCLUDING VEHICLES AND WHERE APPROPRIATE BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES) PARTICULARLY THOSE OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HISTORY OF POSTAL AND RELATED SERVICES AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BRITISH POST OFFICE AND ITS SUCCESSORS;3.1.4 TO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 368361
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE BRITISH POSTAL MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures