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Registered charity · Essex

Braintree District Museum Trust

3. Objects3.1 The objects of the Company (the “Objects”) are:(a) to recognise, preserve, interpret and promote Braintree District’s unique collections and the heritage of design, industry and natural history that are in its care of local, national...

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £451k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Essex
Website
www.braintreemuseum.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Braintree District Museum Trust
Registered
2005

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£451k£448k
  • 2024£432k£489k
  • 2023£455k£505k
Earlier years
  • 2022£482k£483k
  • 2021£469k£437k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 37% · Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3. Objects3.1 The objects of the Company (the “Objects”) are:(a) to recognise, preserve, interpret and promote Braintree District’s unique collections and the heritage of design, industry and natural history that are in its care of local, national and international significance, to stimulate design, creativity, industry, curiosity and inspiration for all generations worldwide by:(i) the development and maintenance of the museum named Braintree Museum for the interpretation and care of items of local or historic interest or value (the “Museum Collection”); and(ii) the development and maintenance of the archive named Warner Textile Archive for the interpretation and care of items of historic interest or value relating to the textile company and associated history of Warner & Sons Ltd, its predecessors and successors (the “Archive Collection”); and(iii) the creation, marketing and promotion of activities, displays, education, events, exhibitions, publications, research, related to culture and the Archive Collection and the Museum Collection.

Grants received

3 grants · £29,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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Board analysis

Board DNA

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.

7 trustees on the board

4.3y median 5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7Environment/conservation/heritage 7

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 6Education 2Health and social care 1

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£451k latest income
46%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1110447
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 MAR 2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 27 MAY 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 JUN 2016 as amended on 09 Jun 2023 as amended on 09 Jun 2023 as amended on 26 Jun 2023
Companies House
Company number 05408088 · Active
Contact on the register
01376 328868 · info@bdmt.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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