THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 280060 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORPS OF ROYAL MILITARY POLICE MUSEUM, THE RMP MUSEUM

To uphold and promote the traditions of the nation's Royal Military Police and its antcedents; enable visitors to explore the Museum's heritage collection for learning, research and their enjoyment; and to preserve the Museum's collection, its artefacts and archives.

Objects

TO UPHOLD THE TRADITIONS OF THE CORPS OF ROYAL MILITARY POLICE AND TO PERPETUATE ITS DEEDS AND TO HOLD THE CORPS COLLECTION IN THE CORPS MUSEUM OR SUCH OTHER MUSEUM OR MUSEUMS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£95k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by £6,402 to £335,457, a level the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities for three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £6,402 for the year, with total income of £95,398 and total expenditure of £93,700.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three- and six-month's expenditure (reserves figure: £335k)
“It is the policy of the Trust 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 9
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £55,020 — grants £55,020 (1); 58% of the £95,398 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £53,244 — grants £53,244 (1); 58% of the £91,576 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 13
  • Government income: £51,192 — grants £51,192 (1); 66% of the £78,074 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£95k£94k
31/03/2024£92k£90k
31/03/2023£78k£85k
31/03/2022£77k£80k
31/03/2021£82k£88k

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE MUSEUM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by £6,402 to £335,457, a level the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities for three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £6,402 for the year, with total income of £95,398 and total expenditure of £93,700. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE MUSEUM TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE MUSEUM TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE CENTRAL BENEVOLENT FUND, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS ASSOCIATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE CENTRAL BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2022£124k
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS ASSOCIATIONFY2024£16kGrant to RMP Museum
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS ASSOCIATIONFY2025£15kGrant to museum for running costs
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS ASSOCIATIONFY2023£14kGrant to RMP Museum
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS ASSOCIATIONFY2021£12k
THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE CENTRAL BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2026£8k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS CHARITY1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MUSEUM OF MILITARY MEDICINE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE MUSEUM TRUST£95k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MUSEUM OF MILITARY MEDICINE TRUST FY2025£460k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE CENTRAL BENEVOLENT FUND FY2026£383k—0above—no doubt
COMBINED MILITARY SERVICES MUSEUM FY2025£81kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025£138k—0above—no doubt

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