# HOUSE ON CRUTCHES MUSEUM COLLECTION TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1100582
- **Other names:** HOCMCT, HOUSE ON CRUTCHES MUSEUM, HOUSE ON CRUTCHES MUSEUM COLLECTION TRUST HOCNCT, HOUSE ON CRUTCHES MUSEUM TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 7, 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=1100582


## Contact

- **Address:** Bishops Castle Heritage Centre, Chapel Yard, BISHOPS CASTLE, Shropshire
- **Postcode:** SY9 5DE
- **Phone:** 01588638555
- **Email:** mail@bchrc.co.uk
- **Website:** www.hocmuseum.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF BISHOP'S CASTLE TOWN AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS BY PRESERVING, DISPLAYING AND MAKING AVAILABLE THE PUBLIC, OBJECTS EPHEMERA AND INFORMATION RELATED TO THE TOWN, ITS DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY.

**Activities:** The charity's objects are to advance the education of the public in the history of Bishop's Castle and its immediate environs by preserving, displaying and making available to the public: objects, ephemera and information related to the town, its development and its history.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Shropshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £9377 | £7214 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £9100 | £6743 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £5339 | £7618 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £3304 | £5721 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £4574 | £4974 | — | — |



## Trustees

- BERNARD STEVEN EDWARDS
- Dr Martin Hewings — appointed Dec. 23, 2021
- EVELYN BOWLES — appointed Dec. 23, 2021
- Jane Bradbury — appointed July 24, 2025
- ROBIN WAYNE
- TREVOR WEIR CHALKLEY — appointed July 25, 2024