THE SOLDIERS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE MUSEUM

Registered charity 1095077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Soldiers Of Gloucestershire Museum exists to collect, conserve & display objects relating to The Gloucestershire Regiment & The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, for the benefit of the citizens of Gloucestershire, Bristol and the general public, in particular the collections are used in support of the national curriculum and furtherance of study of the military history of Gloucestershire.

Objects

TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT, THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE HUSSARS, THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE REGIMENT AND THE RIFLES, OR THE IMMEDIATE OR ANY SUCCESSIVE LEGAL SUCCESSOR UNIT OR SUB-UNIT UNDER ANY ARMY ORDER, OR EQUIVALENT THEREOF, BY THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION AND EXHIBITION OF UNIFORMS, MEDALS, PICTURES, BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS, DOCUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, APPARATUS, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND ALL OTHER ITEMS OF MILITARIA.

Area of benefit: GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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 · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£129k

Latest spending

£144k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £377,493, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover twelve months of operating costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(10,997) for the year, resulting in a total fund balance of £723,690. The trustees confirm the entity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £377k; policy: twelve months of operating costs)

“As at 31 March 2025, readily realisable reserves stood at £109,474 (2024 £112,243) or approximately 12 months operating costs.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The property in which the museum is based was owned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and was partly leased to the museum. This property was since purchased by the museum... funded by a short-term loan (which later became a permanent donation) from Ryland Ltd with C H Ryland as the settlor of the trusts from which the loan is ultimately derived.

“This property was since purchased by the museum thus removing the threat that the MoD could terminate the lease. This purchase was funded by a short-term loan (which later became a permanent donation) from Ryland Ltd with C H Ryland as the settlor of the trusts from which the loan is ultimately derived.” — page 18

“There is a profit share agreement with the MoD whereby if Customs House is let or disposed of for an amount more than £392,250 (as adjusted for inflation) the excess would be split as to 40% to the the MoD and 60% to the museum.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: There is a profit share agreement with the MoD whereby if Customs House is let or disposed of for an amount more than £392,250 (as adjusted for inflation) the excess would be split as to 40% to the the MoD and 60% to the museum.

“This property was since purchased by the museum thus removing the threat that the MoD could terminate the lease. This purchase was funded by a short-term loan (which later became a permanent donation) from Ryland Ltd with C H Ryland as the settlor of the trusts from which the loan is ultimately derived.” — page 18

“There is a profit share agreement with the MoD whereby if Customs House is let or disposed of for an amount more than £392,250 (as adjusted for inflation) the excess would be split as to 40% to the the MoD and 60% to the museum.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum Trading Limited

“The wholly owned trading subsidiary The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum Trading Limited which started trading on 1 September 2020 continues to run the trading activities of the Museum” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
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Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

GUY EDWARD CHRISTOPHER WOODCOCKchair · trustee of 1 other charity
AHMED SAID HANSDOT · trustee of 1 other charity
Anthony Hugh Ayres
Dr Timothy John Brain · trustee of 2 other charities
Gerald Leonard Evans
James Drew Daniel MBE
John Francis Penley OBE TD
Patrick Thomas Joseph Brooke
Peter Roland Henry Clifford MBE TD
Philip Laurance Cooper Crook TD,VR
Richard Randolph Mullings

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Gloucestershire · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£129k	£144k
31/03/2024	£280k	£143k
31/03/2023	£93k	£168k
31/03/2022	£193k	£174k
31/03/2021	£203k	£223k

Common questions

Is THE SOLDIERS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE MUSEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £377,493, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover twelve months of operating costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(10,997) for the year, resulting in a total fund balance of £723,690. The trustees confirm the entity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/06/2020	£24k	"COVID19: The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	09/01/2019	£38k	"Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum: Securing our Future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/03/2012	£526k	"Renewing the Vision of the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	2	£9k
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS	2	£4k
ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION LIMITED	1	£1.3m
ARMY AIR CORPS CHARITY	1	£44k
CHK Foundation	1	£30k
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND	1	£25k
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM.

THE CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM income £101k
KING'S OWN ROYAL BORDER REGIMENT MUSEUM FUND income £218k
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOCIETY income £160k
THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM TRUST income £133k
THE GUARDS MUSEUM TRUST income £751k
ROYAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM income £748k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SOLDIERS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE MUSEUM	£129k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM FY2026	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KING'S OWN ROYAL BORDER REGIMENT MUSEUM FUND FY2025	£218k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOCIETY FY2024	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM TRUST FY2025	£133k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE GUARDS MUSEUM TRUST FY2025	£751k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.