THE CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM

Registered charity 272108 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SOLDIERS OF CHESHIRE

Museum dedicated to life and times of soldiers of The Cheshire Yeomanry, The 22nd (CHESHIRE) Regiment, The Mercian Regiment and C Sqn RMLY Exhibits show history of regiments raised in Cheshire spanning 3 Centuries.Assists in research for individuals tracing family history.Extra commemmorative exhibitions throughout the year.

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Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£100k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £21,547 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £424,760. This level of reserves is maintained in line with the trustees' policy of holding between three and six months' expenditure. The trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern purposes and report no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £425k)
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Warrington · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£121k£100k
31/03/2024£96k£81k
31/03/2023£69k£82k
31/03/2022£74k£69k
31/03/2021£35k£45k

Common questions

Is THE CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £21,547 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £424,760. This level of reserves is maintained in line with the trustees' policy of holding between three and six months' expenditure. The trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern purposes and report no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/10/2000£362k"Cheshire Military Museum Redevelopment"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOLDIERS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE MUSEUM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM£121k0withinno doubt
THE SOLDIERS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE MUSEUM FY2025£129k0belowno doubt
KING'S OWN ROYAL BORDER REGIMENT MUSEUM FUND FY2025£218k0unclearno doubt
THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM TRUST FY2025£133k0aboveno doubt
ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025£1.3m0unclearno doubt
THE GUARDS MUSEUM TRUST FY2025£751kunclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.