COLCHESTER MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 27 October 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £21,564
Latest expenditure: £23,081
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: COLCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, ROWAN HOUSE, 33 SHEEPEN ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO3 3WG

Website recorded by the regulator: https://colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/cmdf (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Colchester Museums Development Foundation supports Colchester Museums to inspire and enrich the local community, through the preservation, exploration, and sharing of the town's heritage. The Foundation raises funds through donations, memberships and grants to support access, inclusion, community collaboration, and engagement with collections across Colchester Museums.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £21,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,081

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: 4 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £15,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,394

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: 28 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £29,347
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,481

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: 14 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £18,716
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,700

Fin Period Start Date: 27 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £12,917
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,599

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £21,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,081
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 4 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £15,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,394
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £29,347
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,481
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 14 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £18,716
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,700
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 27 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £12,917
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,599
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: COLCHESTER MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-10-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Oct 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY IN THE SUBJECTS OF THE ARTS, ARCHAEOLOGY, NATURAL HISTORY, HISTORY AND SCIENCE; ANDII) PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING COLCHESTER CASTLE, HOLLYTREES MUSEUM, THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND THEIR COLLECTIONS AND STORAGE FACILITIES, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING PARTNER ORGANISATIONS TO DELIVER RELATED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES, PARTICULARLY WHERE THEY ADVANCE THE MUSEUMS ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 635198
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CMDF

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