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The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) Regimental Museum

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
272109
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 26, 1976
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
KING'S OWN ROYAL REGIMENT MUSEUM
CITY MUSEUM
MARKET SQUARE
LANCASTER
LANCASHIRE
LA1 1HT

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.

Objects: The Objects Of The Charity ("The Objects") Shall Be To Educate The Public And Members Of The Regiment 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.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £9,135 £15,192
March 31, 2024 £45,948 £31,769
March 31, 2023 £31,922 £33,439
March 31, 2022 — £300
March 31, 2021 £459 £1,726