Market Drayton Museum and Civic Society — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 26 February 1976
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £5,831
Latest expenditure: £3,217
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Market Drayton Museum, 53 Shropshire Street, MARKET DRAYTON, Shropshire, TF9 3DA

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.marketdraytonmuseum.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To maintain a Museum and Heritage Centre. To preserve artefacts and documents associated with the Town. To promote an interest in local history and the built environment, engendering a sense of identity, citizenship and civic pride. To share knowledge and research. To keep a watch on buildings within the Conservation Area, and comment on significant planning applications in the town.

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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: 12 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,831
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,217

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,300
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,540

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,541
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,696

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £963
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,126

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,091
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,509

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Market Drayton Museum and Civic Society
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1976-02-26T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 OCTOBER 1975 as amended on 23 Mar 2013
Charitable Objects: (I) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (II) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (III) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSTITUTION)
Area Of Benefit: MARKET DRAYTON, AND LITTLE DRAYTON.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 268296
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DRAYTON CIVIC SOCIETY

Charity Name Id: 715448
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Market Drayton Museum and Heritage Centre

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management