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Registered charity (CIO) · Essex

Epping Forest District Museum CIO

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £342k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Essex
Website
www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2023

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£342k£229k
  • 2024£7k£6k

Income trend, 2024 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 92% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:EPPING FOREST DISTRICT MUSEUM PRESERVES, INTERPRETS AND PROMOTES THE ARCHAEOLOGY, NATURAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE EPPING FOREST DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE BENEFIT, ENJOYMENT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO; • THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PERMANENT MUSEUM IN THE DISTRICT OF EPPING FOREST; • THE CARE AND CURATION OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND HOLDINGS; • THE EXHIBITION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND HOLDINGS AND THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO THEM; • THE PROVISION OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC; • THE PROVISION OF EXHIBITIONS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EVENTS; AND • RESEARCHING, PROMOTING AND PUBLISHING STUDIES.

Grants received

6 grants · £1,813,494 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.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,813,494 (6 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £59,6002020-01-23
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £39,9002018-01-23
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £14,9002016-09-08
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £1,681,5002012-05-29
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £9942005-06-22
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

2.9y median 2y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

2
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 2General Charitable Purposes 2Amateur Sport 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

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

Health and social care 1Hospitality 1Tech and media 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 2 years.
2024
2025
incomespending£342k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
92%
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
1204614
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Sep 2023
Contact on the register
01992716882 · enquiries@efdmuseum.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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