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Old Kiln Museum CIO

Rural Life Centre

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1200370
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Jan. 29, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Sept. 14, 2022
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Rural Life Living Museum
The Reeds Road
Tilford
Farnham
GU102DL

Activities

The Old Kiln Museum CIO owns and operates the Rural Life Living Museum, Farnham Surrey. The Museum was founded in 1973 by Madge and Henry Jackson. (Old Kiln Museum, then Rural Life Centre.) The CIO keeps and continues to develop the museum collection, operating the museum for the benefit of the public telling the story of how we lived, tools trades and professions in the English countryside.

Objects: For The Advancement Of Public Education By The Provision Of An Agricultural Museum Comprising Such Exhibits Or Items As May From Time To Time Be Comprised In The Fund And To Preserve The Same As A Collection ("The Collection").

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Surrey

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 Jan. 29, 2026On time £500,443 £379,694 £1,134,573 8
March 31, 2024 Feb. 17, 202517 days late £280,662 £301,425 - -
March 31, 2023 June 20, 2024141 days late £0 £0 - -

Trustees

Name Appointed
Joanne Hughes (Chair) May 5, 2026
Andrew David Smith May 5, 2026
Andrew Goundry Nov. 6, 2024
David Joseph Murray May 5, 2026
Lisa Oxborough May 5, 2026
Richard Graham May 5, 2026
Robert Pettigrew May 5, 2026
Stephen Rothwell Jan. 6, 2025