# MUSEUM OF CAMBRIDGE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 311309
- **Other names:** THE CAMBRIDGE AND COUNTY FOLK MUSEUM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 1, 1968
- **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=311309


## Contact

- **Address:** Museum Of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, CAMBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** CB3 0AQ
- **Phone:** 01223 355159
- **Email:** enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk
- **Website:** www.museumofcambridge.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ACQUIRING (WITHIN THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTION MANAGEMENT POLICY) HOUSING AND EXHIBITING AND CONSERVING RESTORING AND REPAIRING OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS OF AN EDUCATIONAL NATURE AND BY ESTABLISHING ACQUIRING MANAGING AND MAINTAINING MUSEUMS GALLERIES LIBRARIES AND OTHER PLACES WHERE SUCH PURPOSES MAY BE ACHIEVED; PRESERVING THE LOCAL HERITAGE AND PRESENTING THIS TO THE COMMUNITY AND WIDER PUBLIC; EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BASED UPON LOCAL HISTORY AND THE MUSEUM’S ARTEFACTS.

**Activities:** Mission statement:  The museum aims to interpret the history and way of life of the people of Cambridge and Cambridgeshire through its collections and other resources for the education and delight of all.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £276453 | £300103 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £238396 | £271257 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £285081 | £286151 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £263000 | £255000 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £207471 | £169091 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Al Herron — appointed Oct. 12, 2023
- Dr Andreas Pantazatos — appointed Oct. 30, 2025
- Dr Claire Allen-Johnstone — appointed July 25, 2024
- Dr Maria Antonieta Nestor — appointed April 25, 2024
- Hannah Grace Margaret Wilson — appointed Jan. 19, 2023
- Matthew Lowe Mr — appointed Sept. 19, 2019
- Roger Gunning Lilley — appointed July 13, 2020
- Ruth McPhee — appointed April 25, 2024
- Simon Halliday — appointed Oct. 30, 2025