# THE KING'S OWN ROYAL REGIMENT (LANCASTER) REGIMENTAL MUSEUM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1202597
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 3, 2023
- **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=1202597


## Contact

- **Address:** LANCASTER CITY MUSEUM, MARKET STREET, LANCASTER
- **Postcode:** LA1 1HT
- **Phone:** 0152464637
- **Email:** kingsown@lancaster.gov.uk
- **Website:** http://www.kingsownmuseumcom/index.htm



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND MEMBERS OF THE KING'S OWN ROYAL REGIMENT (LANCASTER) IN THE HISTORY AND MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE REGIMENT AND TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY AND ENCOURAGE RECRUITMENT BY PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF THE COLLECTION IN A MUSEUM OR MUSEUMS OR SUCH OTHER PUBLIC PLACES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, AND TO CONSERVE, RESTORE, REPAIR, RECONSTRUCT AND PRESERVE OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTION.

**Activities:** The Trust owns a collection of over 40,000 objects, documents and photographs chronicling the history of the King's Own Royal Regiment from its formation in 1680 to its amalgamation in 1959 with the Border Regiment to form the King's Own Royal Border Regiment.   By agreement with the City Council of Lancaster, the collection is curated, stored, exhibited and managed by Lancaster City Museums.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £4194 | £13568 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £31921 | £33439 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Col Retd Andrew Dean Charles Whitton — appointed Aug. 19, 2024
- Col Retd David Charles Bates ARRC — appointed March 27, 2025
- Col Retd Robin Geoffrey Jackson — appointed May 4, 2023
- Councillor Roger Thomas Francis Dennison — appointed Aug. 29, 2019
- Dr Michael Francis Brown — appointed March 27, 2025
- Major James Andrew Stuart Glover — appointed June 18, 2025
- Robin Nickel Ashcroft — appointed Feb. 5, 2026