MOBILE PHONE MUSEUM LIMITED

Registered charity 1196658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOBILE PHONE MUSEUM

We work to preserve the history of the mobile phone through museum activities. We give educational workshops about mobile phones, as well as answer enquiries from the public about mobile phone history.

Objects

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS (?OBJECTS?) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:4.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF MOBILE PHONES, AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FOREGOING, BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING A MOBILE PHONE MUSEUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND IN PURSUIT OF THAT CHARITABLE OBJECT TO:4.1.1 COLLECT MOBILE PHONES; 4.1.2 MANAGE, DOCUMENT AND CONSERVE MOBILE PHONES; AND4.1.3 EXHIBIT, AND WORK WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY BODIES, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, MUSEUMS, COMPANIES AND SCHOOLS TO EXHIBIT, AND PROVIDE BOTH PHYSICAL AND ONLINE ACCESS TO THE CHARITY?S MOBILE PHONE MUSEUM COLLECTION.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £69,227, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £30,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £14,624 for the year, supported by a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Vodafone UK which covers annual costs. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient free reserves to sustain future operations.

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications — “The Mobile Phone Museum has worked in partnership with the PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications in Cornwall to launch a new in-per…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Benjamin Robert Woodchair
• Martin Keith Rowlatt
• Matthew James Stafford Chatterley
• Michael Walker
• Mx Wren Olivia Wood
• Stephen Michael Masters

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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