CCEW Charity Commission profile

LOWEWOOD MUSEUM TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1192966 · organisation 5171712

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
4 January 2021
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£107,550
Latest expenditure
£106,604
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Lowewood Museum, Lowewood High Street, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8BH

Website recorded by the regulator: lowewoodmuseum.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance education for public benefit in particular but not exclusively in the archaeology, natural history and social history of the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire as told through its heritage, landscapes and stories of the people within the Borough through the provision of a museum and information service and the provision of exhibitions, conferences, workshops and other events

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
24 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£107,550
Total Gross Expenditure
£106,604
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
29 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£120,419
Total Gross Expenditure
£105,614
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
20 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
20 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£70,168
Total Gross Expenditure
£95,416
Fin Period Start Date
4 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
17 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
17 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£108,992
Total Gross Expenditure
£46,661

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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
24 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£107,550
Total Gross Expenditure
£106,604
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
37189
Income From Government Grants
£5,800
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
40
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
29 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£120,419
Total Gross Expenditure
£105,614
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
36036
Income From Government Grants
£6,900
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
20 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£70,168
Total Gross Expenditure
£95,416
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£34,100
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
35
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
4 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
17 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£108,992
Total Gross Expenditure
£46,661
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£15
Income From Government Contracts
30000
Income From Government Grants
£72,055
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
50

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind
No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LOWEWOOD MUSEUM TRUST CIO
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2021-01-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Jan 2021
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE ARCHAEOLOGY, NATURAL HISTORY AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF BROXBOURNE, HERTFORDSHIRE AS TOLD THROUGH ITS HERITAGE, LANDSCAPES AND STORIES OF THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE BOROUGH BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO;• THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PERMANENT MUSEUM AND INFORMATION SERVICE IN THE BOROUGH OF BROXBOURNE;• THE CARE AND CURATION OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND HOLDINGS;• THE EXHIBITION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND HOLDINGS AND THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO THEM;• THE PROVISION OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC;• THE PROVISION OF EXHIBITIONS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EVENTS; AND• TO RESEARCH, PROMOTE AND PUBLISH STUDIES.

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Charity Policy

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