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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Objects

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM AND LIBRARY.2. SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

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
• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in 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
• Terry Raymond Perkins
• Wayne Cook

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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