RADIO COMMUNICATION MUSEUM OF GREAT BRITAIN

Registered charity 1169039 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RCMGB

The Radio Communication Museum of Great Britain is a traditional museum focused on the science and equipment of radio communication. In addition to the display of equipment and documentation, the museum provides training in software programming (coding), electronics design and development and the construction and operation of radio communication equipment and software to both children and adults.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM BY; COLLECTING, PRESERVING, MAINTAINING AND DISPLAYING (PHYSICALLY AND VIRTUALLY) A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF COMMUNICATION RADIOS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is operating at a loss with total unrestricted income of £41,311 against expenditure of £48,425. Per the balance sheet, the charity has negative net assets of £58,770 and relies on loans from a trustee to meet operating costs. The trustees note that COVID delays have pushed back their plan to create operational reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen Jeremy Haseldinechair
• CHRISTOPHER HASELDINE
• DAVID PICK
• KAREN HASELDINE
• MARTYN COLDICOTT
• PAUL ISHERWOOD

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

Operates in: Derby City

Income and spending

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