# BIRCHINGTON HERITAGE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1099250
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 3, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1099250


## Contact

- **Address:** Birchington Heritage Museum, Birchington Library, 17 Alpha Road, Birchington, Kent
- **Postcode:** CT7 9EG
- **Email:** birchington.ht@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.birchingtonheritage.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3: OBJECTSThe Trust’s objects (‘the objects’) are:a) To advance the education of the public in the local history of the civil parishes of Birchington and Acol in the County of Kent, in particular, but not exclusively, by • collecting, storing and displaying artefacts and associated evidence relating to the history of these parishes• managing premises for use as a museum, providing physical and digital access to the collections and artefacts as may be reasonably practicable• promoting and encouraging access for all to the museum and its collection, including through publications and eventsb) To promote research into the history of the parishes at clause  3(a) and disseminate information to members of the Trust and the general public.c) To promote volunteering to support the objects set out in clauses (a) and (b) above.

**Activities:** The Charity's work includes the preservation of material of historical interest in the Birchington area, providing information evenings, guided walks, written guides on the history of the local area.  It also provides the accommodation, maintenance and extension of the archive collection already held.

**Area of benefit:** BIRCHINGTON AND ACOL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £4825 | £6575 | — | — |
| April 30, 2024 | £6123 | £6084 | — | — |
| April 30, 2023 | £4463 | £5162 | — | — |
| April 30, 2022 | £4631 | £5100 | — | — |
| April 30, 2021 | £2559 | £972 | — | — |



## Trustees

- COLIN WILLIAM BRIDGE — appointed March 1, 2020
- Dr David Alker — appointed June 26, 2025
- Dr Robert Dale Hinge — appointed May 31, 2005
- GILLIAN ELIZABETH LODGE
- Jacquie Prebble — appointed June 26, 2025
- MICHAEL ERNEST KITE — appointed Jan. 15, 2015
- NEVILLE HUDSON
- Rodney Giddins — appointed July 5, 2022