CCEW Charity Commission profile

GROSVENOR MUSEUM SOCIETY

Registered charity 513234 · organisation 513234

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
8 November 1982
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£171,398
Latest expenditure
£6,620
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Grosvenor Museum Society, c/o Grosvenor Museum, 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity exists to support and assist the Chester Grosvenor Museum and promote its use and enjoyment by the public. In furtherance of this, to make loans or gifts of money to enable the Grosvenor Museum to acquire artefacts and also provide funds for their maintenance.

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
17 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
17 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£171,398
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,620
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
3 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,425
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,054
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
12 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,855
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,267
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
20 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£14,631
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,076
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
7 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£16,183
Total Gross Expenditure
£26,206

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
17 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£171,398
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,620
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
4
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
20 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£14,631
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,076
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
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
7 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£16,183
Total Gross Expenditure
£26,206
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
7

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Merseyside
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wrexham
Welsh Ind
Yes
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wirral
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Merseyside
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Flintshire
Welsh Ind
Yes
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire East
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
GROSVENOR MUSEUM SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1982-11-08T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30 APRIL 1981 AS AMENDED 29 APRIL 1982
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY IS THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY (1) SUPPORTING AND ASSISTING AND IMPROVING THE GROSVENOR MUSEUM (AND THE BRANCH MUSEUMS) AND PROMOTING ITS USE AND ENJOYMENT BY THE PUBLIC. (2) ENCOURAGING, IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH THE GROSVENOR MUSEUM, CULTURAL PURSUITS SUCH AS LOCAL HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND EXCAVATIONS, NATURAL HISTORY, THE STUDY OF THE FINE AND APPLIED ARTS AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE CHESTER AREA AND GENERALLY DOING ALL THINGS NECESSARY OR EXPEDIENT FOR THE DUE CONDUCT OF THE SOCIETY NOT HEREIN OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR.
Area Of Benefit
THE CHESTER AREA