Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Provision of a public, educational Museum and Gardens

Latest income

£10.4m

Expenditure

£9.5m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £7.2m £7.6m
2022-03-31 £7.9m £8.6m
2023-03-31 £9.8m £9.6m
2024-03-31 £10.1m £9.1m
2025-03-31 £10.4m £9.5m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £8.3m
Charitable activities £1.4m
Trading £619k
Investment income £117k
Total income £10.4m

Spending

Charitable spend £8.5m
Raising funds £1.0m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £356k
Total expenditure £9.5m

Balance sheet

Reserves £2.6m
Total funds £56.1m
— restricted £31.6m
— unrestricted £24.4m
— endowment £0
Total assets £56.1m
Cash £2.5m

People

Employees 143

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.