THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM TRUST
Registered charity 1096944 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Trust through a Museum and associated activities connects the public with its Army by telling the story of The Staffordshire Regiment, its forebears and successors, and their impact on world history and modern society.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £418,871, with free reserves of £367,517, which exceed the trustees' stated target range of approximately £100,000. The charity reported total income of £133,358 against charitable expenditure of £144,136, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year. The trustees note that the museum building is too small to further develop operations significantly, limiting its ability to be financially self-sustaining without the MOD Grant-in-Aid.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: c.£100,000 (held: £368k)
“The target range for free reserves in the current financial year is c.£100,000” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Staffordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £418,871, with free reserves of £367,517, which exceed the trustees' stated target range of approximately £100,000. The charity reported total income of £133,358 against charitable expenditure of £144,136, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year. The trustees note that the museum building is too small to further develop operations significantly, limiting its ability to be financially self-sustaining without the MOD Grant-in-Aid. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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