KENT MASONIC MUSEUM AND LIBRARY TRUST

Registered charity 1163887 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KENT MUSEUM OF FREEMASONRY

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Latest income

£39k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves increased to £54,305, exceeding the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £40,000. The charity reports stable and growing income, supported by a significant legacy bequest, and confirms adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“We derive our income mainly from three revenue streams:• Friends and Patrons of the Museum and Library (who make regular monthly or annual donations), • Visitor Donations, and • One-off from other income streams, including from Lodges, Chapters, and legacies” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum level of £40,000 (held: £54k)

“Of the unrestricted funds, the Trustees have a policy of maintaining a minimum level of £40,000, approximately enough to cover two years of running costs, to provide for any emergencies and other exceptional items.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/04/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Henry Wingettchair
Christine Elizabeth Wingett
Jacqueline Ann Langdon-Bassett · trustee of 1 other charity
John Derek Turner
Richard White
Ronald Carter
Stephen Peter Barnes
Stephen Robert Fletcher
Terry Raymond Perkins
Wayne Cook

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£39k	£27k
31/03/2024	£21k	£34k
31/03/2023	£21k	£23k
31/03/2022	£30k	£29k
31/03/2021	£42k	£15k

Common questions

Is KENT MASONIC MUSEUM AND LIBRARY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves increased to £54,305, exceeding the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £40,000. The charity reports stable and growing income, supported by a significant legacy bequest, and confirms adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.