THE CHARLES BURRELL MUSEUM
Active Steam Engine Museum and Educational Facility preserving and promoting the historic industrial past of the Charles Burrell Company of Thetford in Norfolk. 100% run by volunteers and financed from grants and donations and also the revenue generated from an in house shop, cafe and outside demonstrations of our steam traction engines.
Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM IN THETFORD FOR THE EXHIBITION OF STEAM ENGINES AND OTHER MACHINES BUILT BY CHARLES BURRELL AND SONS LIMITED AND MATERIALS RELATING THERETO AND MAKING THE COLLECTION AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH.
Latest income
£16k
Latest spending
£16k
Registered
1989
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- SHEILA JEAN CHILDERHOUSE MAchair
- Ann Elizabeth Blackbourn
- Brenda Canham
- Douglas Sydney Jefferson
- Mark Bernard Goddard
- Richard Denys Stock
- Sandra Elizabeth Ashton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £16k | £16k |
| 31/03/2024 | £12k | £9k |
| 31/03/2023 | £11k | £9k |
| 31/03/2022 | £17k | £16k |
| 31/03/2021 | £18k | £19k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 16/03/2021 | £6k | "NL20: The Charles Burrell Museum: Preserving heritage for Thetford. A museum for the whole community." |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/01/1997 | £16k | "Burrell Engine" |