CARISBROOKE CASTLE MUSEUM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 March 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £82,262
Latest expenditure: £90,628
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: CARISBROOKE CASTLE MUSEUM, CASTLE HILL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT, PO30 1XY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The CIO exists to promote the education of the public in the history of Carisbrooke Castle and the Isle of Wight by the provision of a museum for the maintenance and public exhibition of a collection of objects, artefacts, specimens, books and documents and pictures and the extension, enhancement, conservation and maintenance of the collection.

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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: 26 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £82,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,628

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: 24 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £93,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £116,927

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £90,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,202

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 July 2021
Date Accounts Received: 23 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £82,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,628
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £500
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 44

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: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £93,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £116,927
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £500
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £90,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,202
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £500
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Isle Of Wight
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CARISBROOKE CASTLE MUSEUM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-03-16T00:00:00

Charity Name: CARISBROOKE CASTLE MUSEUM
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-04-19T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 310002
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 310002
Assoc Charity Name: CARISBROOKE CASTLE MUSEUM

Charity Name: CARISBROOKE CASTLE MUSEUM
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-04-02T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 268944
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 268944
Assoc Charity Name: THE FRIENDS OF CARISBROOKE CASTLE MUSEUM

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Mar 2020
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF CARISBROOKE CASTLE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF A COLLECTION OF OBJECTS, ARTEFACTS, SPECIMENS, BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS AND PICTURES AND THE EXTENSION, ENHANCEMENT, CONVERSATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE COLLECTION.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management