THE HACK GREEN COLD WAR & RADAR MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 1150889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Museum and educational activites relating to a former civil defence bunker and associated historic artefacts.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND IT'S INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS:A. TO PRESERVE RENOVATE AND MAINTAIN, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE FORMER CIVIL DEFENCE BUNKER AT HACK GREEN, BADDINGTON, CHESHIRE, INCLUDING ANY HISTORIC ARTEFACTS DONATED OR PURCHASED BY THE TRUST THEREIN.B. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS, DEFENCE, CIVIL DEFENCE AND EMERGENCY PLANNING POLICY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY OPERATION OF A MUSEUM IN THE BUNKER.

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

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Latest income
£244k
Latest spending
£227k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £32,634, which is below the charity's stated reserves policy target of six months of operational funding. The trustees report that the charity is undergoing a restructuring but believe it is well on course to meeting its aims in the short to medium term.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities
“Income from: Charitable activities 243,981”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £33k; policy: six months)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds are sufficient to fund operations for at least six months. The charity hopes to achieve this objective in the short to medium term.” — page 4
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£244k£227k
31/03/2024£266k£243k
31/03/2023£238k£238k
31/03/2022£284k£271k
31/03/2021£78k£130k

Common questions

Is THE HACK GREEN COLD WAR & RADAR MUSEUM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £32,634, which is below the charity's stated reserves policy target of six months of operational funding. The trustees report that the charity is undergoing a restructuring but believe it is well on course to meeting its aims in the short to medium term. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.