RAMSEY RURAL MUSEUM CIO

Registered charity 1182116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAMSEY RURAL MUSEUM, RRM

The acquisition, restoration and exhibition to the public of rural bygones and items having a connection with social, domestic, craft, trade, industry, agriculture, rural history and social history( in Ramsey and the surrounding villages )

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM IN OR AROUND THE TOWN OF RAMSEYTHE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION AND EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC OF RURAL BYGONES AND ITEMS HAVING A CONNECTION WITH THE SOCIAL, DOMESTIC, CRAFT, TRADE, INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE, AND RURAL HISTORY (IN RAMSEY AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES)PROMOTE RESEARCH RELATING TO THE COLLECTIONS OF THE MUSEUM AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS

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

£50k

Latest spending

£50k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a small surplus for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds increasing slightly to £204,547. The trustees report that reserves are held to equate to at least one year’s operating costs, and the organization is run entirely by volunteers with no staff costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (81% of income)

“Charitable activities (Note 6) 27,424 7,500 34,924 123,970” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one year’s operating costs (held: £93k)

“General reserves are held that equate to at least one year’s operating costs”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Conflicting interests
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Investment
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Ian Gauntchair
Gillian Rayment · trustee of 1 other charity
Jeremy John Mumford
Stephen Watson

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£50k	£50k
31/12/2024	£154k	£40k
31/12/2023	£42k	£38k
31/12/2022	£46k	£43k
31/12/2021	£44k	£37k

Common questions

Is RAMSEY RURAL MUSEUM CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a small surplus for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds increasing slightly to £204,547. The trustees report that reserves are held to equate to at least one year’s operating costs, and the organization is run entirely by volunteers with no staff costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.