The Museum of the Mercian Regiment (Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters Collection)
Registered charity 1001226 Registered since 1990
Operates: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
12 trustees on the board
- Lieutenant Colonel Retired Mark Andre Holden Chair
- Brigadier Edward Wilkinson CBE TD DL
- Brigadier Retd Peter Dennis CBE
- Colonel Retired Michael Phillips since 2024
- Derek Anthony Wilson since 2026
- Kelvin Donald Wright since 2026
- Lieutenant Colonel DES Fitzgerald
- Lord Lieutenant Derbyshire Elizabeth Jane Fothergill CBE since 2020
- LT Colonel Keith Spiers OBE since 2014
- Mark John Shaw since 2021
- Mel Siddons since 2016
- Professor Lord Lt Veronica Pickering MBS HAC since 2025
4.5y median 3.5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Lord Lieutenant Derbyshire Elizabeth Jane Fothergill CBE since 2020
- LT Colonel Keith Spiers OBE since 2014
- Mel Siddons since 2016
4.4y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Lieutenant Colonel Retired Mark Andre Holden Chair
- Colonel Retired Michael Phillips since 2024
- Derek Anthony Wilson since 2026
- Kelvin Donald Wright since 2026
- Lieutenant Colonel DES Fitzgerald
- Lord Lieutenant Derbyshire Elizabeth Jane Fothergill CBE since 2020
- LT Colonel Keith Spiers OBE since 2014
- Mark John Shaw since 2021
- Mel Siddons since 2016
Portfolio (3)
0
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Environment/conservation/heritage 12Education/training 11Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency 3Other Charitable Purposes 1
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£61k latest income
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- Memorial to the Officers and MEN of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 3 shared trustees
Also active in the same field
- Merseyside Transport Trust Similar size; both Environment
- The Cambridge Federation of Women's Institutes Similar size; both Environment
- The Keeper's Trust Similar size; both Environment
- Newlon Fusion Similar size; both Environment
- Friends of High Weald Churches Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.stand-firm-strike-hard.org.uk |
| enquiries@stand-firm-strike-hard.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01159724498 |
| Address | FORESTERS HOUSE, ARMY RESERVE CENTRE, SWINEY WAY, CHILWELL, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG9 6QX |
Finances
£61,028 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £52,967 | £42,924 |
| 2022 | £36,033 | £35,909 |
| 2023 | £45,689 | £37,039 |
| 2024 | £103,348 | £57,042 |
| 2025 | £61,028 | £78,454 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
TO HOLD TOGETHER THE TRADITIONS OF THE REGIMENT AND TO PERPETUATE ITS HISTORIC DEEDS AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO APPOINT TRUSTEES TO HOLD THE REGIMENTAL COLLECTION UPON TRUST.
Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 06/05/1990AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 09/11/2002AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 08/11/2003AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 17/11/2007AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 07/11/2012 as amended on 21 Apr 2019
Trustees (12)
12trustees
0aged 70+
- Lieutenant Colonel Retired Mark Andre Holden Chair
- Brigadier Edward Wilkinson CBE TD DL
- Brigadier Retd Peter Dennis CBE
- Colonel Retired Michael Phillips since 2024
- Derek Anthony Wilson since 2026
- Kelvin Donald Wright since 2026
- Lieutenant Colonel DES Fitzgerald
- Lord Lieutenant Derbyshire Elizabeth Jane Fothergill CBE since 2020
- LT Colonel Keith Spiers OBE since 2014
- Mark John Shaw since 2021
- Mel Siddons since 2016
- Professor Lord Lt Veronica Pickering MBS HAC since 2025
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