# THE CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 272108
- **Other names:** THE SOLDIERS OF CHESHIRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 13, 1976
- **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=272108


## Contact

- **Address:** CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM, THE CASTLE, GROSVENOR STREET, CHESTER
- **Postcode:** CH1 2DN
- **Phone:** 01244327617
- **Email:** cheshiremilitarymuseum@live.co.uk
- **Website:** www.cheshiremilitarymuseum.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT; ANDTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE REGIMENTS AND FORMER REGIMENTS AND ANY OTHER MILITARY UNIT, REGIMENT OR SERVICE WITH PAST OR PRESENT CONNECTIONS TO THE COUNTY OF CHESHIRE;BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE REGIMENTAL COLLECTION.

**Activities:** Museum dedicated to life and times of soldiers of The Cheshire Yeomanry, The 22nd (CHESHIRE) Regiment, The Mercian Regiment and C Sqn RMLY  Exhibits show history of regiments raised in Cheshire spanning 3 Centuries.Assists in research for individuals tracing family history.Extra commemmorative exhibitions throughout the year.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Halton
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Warrington
- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £121351 | £99804 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £96001 | £81085 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £69485 | £82011 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £74168 | £68924 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £35256 | £45062 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Brigadier Benjamin Wilde** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 29, 2023
- HILARY WILLIAMS — appointed July 23, 2013
- James Bede Etherington — appointed Dec. 20, 2019
- Lt Col Richard Allan John Sernberg — appointed July 24, 2021
- Mark Hockedy
- NICHOLAS GLAZEBROOK — appointed Feb. 28, 2024
- Professor Helen O'Sullivan BSc MBA — appointed Sept. 24, 2021
- Richard Forde-Johnston — appointed Jan. 16, 2024