THE MUSEUM OF THE MERCIAN REGIMENT (WORCESTERSHIRE & SHERWOOD FORESTERS COLLECTION)

Registered charity 1001226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS REGIMENTAL MUSEUM, THE WORCESTERSHIRE AND SHERWOOD FORESTERS MUSEUM (THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS COLLECTION) OF THE MERCIAN REGIMENT

To collect, preserve and display items relating to the History of the Regiment and to provide information to the public

Objects

TO HOLD TOGETHER THE TRADITIONS OF THE REGIMENT AND TO PERPETUATE ITS HISTORIC DEEDS AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO APPOINT TRUSTEES TO HOLD THE REGIMENTAL COLLECTION UPON TRUST.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £39,397 for the year, with total unrestricted funds standing at £764,836 and restricted funds at £18,895. The trustees note that while current grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Defence is expected until 2030, projections indicate that more money will need to be raised to cover operational costs thereafter. The charity holds significant fixed asset investments valued at £683,547 to support running costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• LIEUTENANT COLONEL RETIRED MARK ANDRE HOLDENchair
• BRIGADIER EDWARD WILKINSON CBE TD DL · trustee of 1 other charity
• Brigadier Retd Peter Dennis CBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Colonel Retired Michael Phillips
• Derek Anthony Wilson
• Kelvin Donald Wright
• LIEUTENANT COLONEL DES FITZGERALD
• LORD LIEUTENANT DERBYSHIRE ELIZABETH JANE FOTHERGILL CBE
• LT COLONEL KEITH SPIERS OBE
• Mark John Shaw
• Mel Siddons
• Professor Lord Lt Veronica Pickering MBS HAC · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).