CCEW Charity Commission profile

LANGTON MATRAVERS LOCAL HISTORY AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Registered charity 1212578 · organisation 5259237

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
New
Charity type
CIO
Registered
17 March 2025
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
Not supplied – Not supplied
Latest income
Not supplied
Latest expenditure
Not supplied
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: The Coach House, St George's Close, Langton Matravers, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 3HZ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Purbeck Stone Museum created and managed by Langton Matravers Local History and Preservation Society; Langton Matravers Village Museum; Extensive archive [30000 catalogued items]; Meetings and talks in Langton Matravers; Genealogical and Historical research.

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name
LANGTON MATRAVERS LOCAL HISTORY AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2025-03-17T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 17 Mar 2025
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE:A] TO ESTABLISH, ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE COLLECTIONS KNOWN AS THE PURBECK STONE MUSEUM AND THE LANGTON MATRAVERS PARISH MUSEUM AND TO ACQUIRE, RECORD AND PRESERVE ARCHIVES CONNECTED WITH THESE MUSEUMS.B] TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE, IF POSSIBLE AND DESIRABLE, EVIDENCE OF THE PAST WITHIN THE PARISH OF LANGTON MATRAVERS AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS, INCLUDING ARTEFACTS, DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND DIGITISED RECORDS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PAST.C] TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN THE HERITAGE OF THE PARISH BY ORGANISING MEETINGS AND TALKS REGARDING LOCAL HISTORICAL MATTERS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investment