THE LIGHT DRAGOONS HERITAGE TRUST (MUSEUM OF THE LIGHT DRAGOONS)

Registered charity 273386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 15TH/19TH KINGS ROYAL HUSSARS REGIMENTAL MUSEUM TRUST, THE LIGHT DRAGOONS (15TH/19TH THE KING'S ROYAL HUSSARS) MUSEUM TRUST, THE LIGHT DRAGOONS (15TH/19TH THE ROYAL HUSSARS) MUSEUM TRUST

Providing information and public awareness of the Regiment it's role,achievement and local connections through interesting and innovative display of the collections thereby contributing to the projection of a positive image of the Army.

Objects

TO UPHOLD THE TRADITIONS OF THE 15TH/19TH KINGS ROYAL HUSSARS AND TO PERPETUATE ITS DEEDS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,868 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by investment losses of £16,115 which outweighed net income of £12,247. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £697,401 at year-end, providing sufficient cash access to maintain 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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (02/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Henry Roland Chrisp
• Brigadier Angus George Costeker Fair · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHARLES FRYER SEABURNE MAY
• CHARLES RICHARD RENWICK
• Captain Anthony Richardson
• EDWARD THOMAS LEGARD
• MICHAEL REED · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

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