MILTON KEYNES MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 July 1990
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02302281
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £763,345
Latest expenditure: £559,535
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Milton Keynes Museum Trust Ltd, Milton Keynes Museum, McConnell Drive, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5EL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Local museum with emphasis on changes of community since the new City of Milton Keynes whilst seeking to draw attention to the area's importance across the centuries.

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: 8 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £763,345
Total Gross Expenditure: £559,535

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: 22 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £556,012
Total Gross Expenditure: £587,065

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: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £417,072
Total Gross Expenditure: £536,258

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: 30 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £487,462
Total Gross Expenditure: £466,417

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £585,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £330,347

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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: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £763,345
Total Gross Expenditure: £559,535
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 240

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: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £556,012
Total Gross Expenditure: £587,065
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

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: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £417,072
Total Gross Expenditure: £536,258
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 270

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: 30 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £487,462
Total Gross Expenditure: £466,417
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £229,737
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 269

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £585,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £330,347
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £535,232
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 8 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 394890
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 349230
Income Investments: 7589
Income Other: 11636
Income Total Income And Endowments: 763345
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £35,240
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £524,295
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 559535
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 100854
Expenditure Depreciation: 18555
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £596,173
Assets Total Fixed: 567605
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 567605
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £498,873
Assets Total Liabilities: £237,107
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £829,371
Creditors One Year Total Current: 237107
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £263,558
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 535854
Funds Restricted: 293517
Funds Total: 829371
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 22 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 169133
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 366331
Income Investments: 13928
Income Other: 6620
Income Total Income And Endowments: 556012
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £18,839
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £568,226
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 587065
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 517441
Expenditure Depreciation: 116768
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £200,237
Assets Total Fixed: 352737
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 352737
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £337,384
Assets Total Liabilities: £64,560
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £625,561
Creditors One Year Total Current: 64560
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £310,456
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 356942
Funds Restricted: 268619
Funds Total: 625561
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 546597
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 15360
Income Investments: 911
Income Other: 23076
Income Total Income And Endowments: 585944
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £17,478
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £312,869
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 330347
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4962
Expenditure Support Costs: 303974
Expenditure Depreciation: 8895
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £272,073
Assets Total Fixed: 78189
Assets Own Use: 78189
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £726,993
Assets Total Liabilities: £50,427
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £754,755
Creditors One Year Total Current: 50427
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £685,330
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 477403
Funds Restricted: 277352
Funds Total: 754755
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Milton Keynes
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MILTON KEYNES MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1990-07-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5TH OCTOBER 1988
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE STACEY HILL COLLECTION OF INDUSTRY AND RURAL LIFE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 34969
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MILTON KEYNES MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY AND RURAL LIFE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures