CASTLE POINT TRANSPORT MUSEUM SOCIETY

Registered charity 278658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C P T M S, CPTMS

To advance public education by establishing and publically exhibiting a collection of historic vehicles and transport related artefacts.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING AND PUBLICLY EXHIBITING A COLLECTION OF HISTORIC VEHICLES AND OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORT

Area of benefit: CASTLE POINT

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 the charity reported an operating loss of £15,839.35 for the year ending 31 January 2025, resulting in a net asset deficit of £16,886.84. The trustees note that the charity holds a policy for holding financial reserves to fund emergencies, with £20,000.00 held as reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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 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
• 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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Castle Point Transport Museum Society (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan David Chute
• CRAIG JAMES MARA
• Callum Henry Kenneth Taylor
• KEITH BERNARD PATTEN
• MARIAN Patten

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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