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Registered charity · Chester

The Cheshire Military Museum

The Cheshire Military Museum is a registered charity (number 272108) based in Chester, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Brigadier Benjamin Wilde since 2023. Latest income £101k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as The Soldiers of Cheshire (Charity Commission)

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £101k (2026)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Where
Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wirral and more
Website
www.cheshiremilitarymuseum.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1976

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£101k£68k
  • 2025£121k£100k
  • 2024£96k£81k
Earlier years
  • 2023£69k£82k
  • 2022£74k£69k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT; ANDTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE REGIMENTS AND FORMER REGIMENTS AND ANY OTHER MILITARY UNIT, REGIMENT OR SERVICE WITH PAST OR PRESENT CONNECTIONS TO THE COUNTY OF CHESHIRE;BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE REGIMENTAL COLLECTION.

Grants received

1 grant · £362,000 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.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £362,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £362,0002000-10-20
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.

5.3y median 5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

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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 8Education/training 8Environment/conservation/heritage 8

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£121k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
272108
Status
Registered
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 8 SEPTEMBER 1999 AS AMENDED ON 09 JAN 2024 AS AMENDED ON 23 JUN 2025AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 30 MAR 2026
Contact on the register
01244327617 · cheshiremilitarymuseum@live.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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