# Heritage and Communities Trust

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1104509
- **Other names:** THE PUMP HOUSE STEAM &amp; TRANSPORT MUSEUM TRUST, WALTHAMSTOW PUMPHOUSE MUSEUM, Markfield Beam Engine and Museum, THE PUMP HOUSE E17 THE LEA VALLEY EXPERIENCE, Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 23, 2004
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1104509


## Contact

- **Address:** Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum, 10 South Access Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E17 8AX
- **Phone:** 02085211766
- **Email:** enquiries@walthamstowpumphouse.org.uk
- **Website:** walthamstowpumphouse.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE INITIATE ADVANCE ENCOURAGE ADMINISTER SUPPORT AND PROCURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE THE COLLECTION RESTORATION RECONSTITUTION RENOVATION REINSTATEMENT REPLACEMENT REPRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION OF SITES BUILDINGS PUMPS ENGINES PLANT EQUIPMENT APPARATUS DEVICES GADGETS CONTRIVANCES EXHIBITS PLANS MODELS AND INVENTIONS OF HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL INTEREST PARTICULARLY AS THEY MAY RELATE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUPPLY OF WATER THE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE THE HANDLING OF SURFACE WATER AND/OR WHERE THEY ARE ASSOCIATED ASPECTS OF SCHEMES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

**Activities:** The preservation of the Grade 2 listed Victorian pump house at Low Hall and its Marshall pumping engines and ancillary equipment; the creation and operation of a heritage museum on the site dedicated to the history of pumps and pumping, reciprocating steam engines, local transport, fire fighting and manufacturing in Walthamstow and the Lea Valley.

**Area of benefit:** MARKHOUSE, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Waltham Forest



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £172458 | £145748 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £159949 | £133841 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £115694 | £94426 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £99489 | £99543 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £56644 | £58205 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Andrew Lewis** (Chair) — appointed July 23, 2023
- Arielle Murphy — appointed Sept. 4, 2024
- Barbara Blake — appointed Feb. 1, 2025
- Dr Alison Lee — appointed Sept. 4, 2024
- Ian McLaughlin — appointed July 23, 2023
- MAUREEN BLUNDEN
- Malcolm Yull — appointed July 7, 2013
- Reginald Alan Elliott — appointed Feb. 1, 2025
- Rosalind Anne Dore — appointed Aug. 16, 2022
- Ruth Britt — appointed Sept. 4, 2024
- Sally Bruce — appointed Nov. 13, 2024


