AMBERLEY MUSEUM & HERITAGE CENTRE
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Cash
£632k
+22.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.7m
+11.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
32
+6.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£172k
-25.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £901,701 | £1,261,032 | £1,236,447 | -1.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £242,154 | £188,275 | -22.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £220,184 | £231,422 | £171,799 | -25.8% | |
| Net profit | £220,184 | £231,422 | £171,799 | -25.8% | |
| Cash | £598,864 | £514,905 | £632,354 | +22.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,269,188 | £1,500,610 | £1,672,409 | +11.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,269,188 | £1,500,610 | £1,672,409 | +11.4% | |
| Equity | £1,269,188 | £1,500,610 | £1,672,409 | +11.4% | |
| Average employees | 29 | 30 | 32 | +6.7% | |
| Wages | £421,377 | £421,981 | £443,319 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 19.2% | 15.2% | |
| Net margin | 24.4% | 18.4% | 13.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.1% | 11.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.0% | 4.9% | 3.4% | |
| Current ratio | 9.63x | 7.54x | 12.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | 11.30x | 7.19x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- AMBERLEY MUSEUM & HERITAGE CENTRE 2011-02-21 → present
- AMBERLEY CHALK PITS MUSEUM 2011-02-17 → 2011-02-21
- AMBERLEY MUSEUM & HERITAGE CENTRE LTD. 2011-02-17 → 2011-02-17
- AMBERLEY CHALK PITS MUSEUM 1991-10-16 → 2011-02-17
- SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL HISTORY CENTRE 1979-12-31 → 1991-10-16
- SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL HISTORY CENTRE 1978-11-28 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Parkers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis. There are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue.”
Group structure
- AMBERLEY MUSEUM & HERITAGE CENTRE · parent
- Amberley Museum (Retail) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025, staff completed the final element of the Museum Estate and Development grant-funded Bagging Shed project with the creation and installation of a new introductory film in the old Brewery display.”
- “The Museum's profile received a boost from a Connected Earth project to connect a Telex machine to ChatGPT, while the visit of MCR21 to the annual Communications Day received national TV coverage.”
- “2025 also saw the first recipients of the Room to Reward scheme where volunteers are recognised for going above and beyond with a donated weekend away.”
- “A particular highlight of 2025 was the restoration to working order of the Littlehampton Toll Bridge engine by the Stationary Engine group.”
- “In November, Amberley Museum was presented with a Restoration Award by the Surrey Industrial History Group for work on Townsend Hook, which happened around a decade previously.”
- “The team also worked on a Development Phase bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a £4.5m project to protect and better share the Radio and TV collection. This was submitted in October 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNSTEIN, Paul Gregory | Director | 2025-02-10 | Apr 1995 | British |
| BREWER, Alan Edward | Director | 2024-08-01 | Sep 1984 | British |
| BUTCHER, Adrian | Director | 2021-08-23 | Mar 1966 | British |
| CLAYTON, Scott Christian | Director | 2025-10-13 | May 1968 | British |
| EVERETT-PASCOE, Surrie June | Director | 2019-11-11 | Jul 1961 | British |
| HYDE, Steven David | Director | 2025-02-10 | Dec 1958 | British |
| ORMAN, Steven Allan John | Director | 2024-12-13 | Jul 1971 | British |
| VINCENT, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2019-01-21 | Sep 1982 | British |
| WATSON, Jeremy Daniel Mckendrick, Professor | Director | 2025-02-10 | May 1952 | British |
| WINSTONE, Michael Robert | Director | 2025-02-10 | May 1963 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLMES, Reginald Stanley | Secretary | 2011-02-09 | 2015-12-18 |
| LONGDEN, Derek | Secretary | 1997-10-13 | 2009-07-27 |
| LONGLEY, Peter | Secretary | — | 1997-10-13 |
| ALLEN, Robert Edwin | Director | 2004-07-31 | 2009-11-02 |
| ARMSTON-SHERET, Edward Raymond | Director | 2020-11-01 | 2024-10-29 |
| BEALBY, Alan George | Director | 2004-07-31 | 2013-07-06 |
| BELSEY, Roger | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| COWD, Darran Paul | Director | 2021-08-23 | 2021-11-20 |
| DEAN, Kathryn | Director | 2025-02-10 | 2026-03-13 |
| DEVEREUX, Lauren Nicola Jean | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2019-06-17 |
| DUXBURY, Graham | Director | 2017-02-07 | 2024-10-29 |
| FOXLEY, John Christopher | Director | 2004-07-31 | 2007-02-06 |
| FRANKLIN, David Lowe | Director | — | 1994-01-25 |
| HALE, Stephen Maurice | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2017-12-04 |
| HARTLEY, Nigel Jonathan | Director | 2014-08-31 | 2018-05-22 |
| HASELFOOT, Arthur John | Director | — | 1992-10-26 |
| HAWKINS, Colin Clive | Director | 2011-02-09 | 2013-06-16 |
| HERRING, Jayne | Director | 2017-02-07 | 2018-07-16 |
| HILLIARD, Deridan | Director | — | 1994-10-10 |
| HOLMES, Reginald Stanley | Director | 2015-09-20 | 2015-12-21 |
| JACKSON, Tracy-Ann | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2015-09-20 |
| JELLARD, Hilary Louise | Director | 2018-04-17 | 2021-04-12 |
| JOHNSON, Brian | Director | — | 2013-07-06 |
| JONES, David Trevor | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2016-10-17 |
| JONES, Glynn Hugh | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2014-08-31 |
| JONES, Stephen David | Director | 2022-02-02 | 2025-10-07 |
| KENNEDY-FINLAYSON, Nigel | Director | 2014-03-07 | 2016-05-13 |
| LLOYD, Garrick | Director | 1998-03-09 | 1999-11-27 |
| LONGDEN, Derek | Director | 1997-10-13 | 2009-07-27 |
| LONGLEY, Peter | Director | — | 1997-10-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Michael Stuart | Director | 1995-04-10 | 2004-12-31 |
| MILLS, Valerie Joanne | Director | 2019-01-21 | 2019-09-01 |
| MILLWARD-SADLER, George Harry, Dr | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2014-04-07 |
| NUTBEEM, Gerald | Director | — | 2003-11-25 |
| O'BOYLE, Leanne Jacqueline | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2026-02-11 |
| OELMANN, Lance Anthony | Director | 1992-12-07 | 2005-02-16 |
| PICKFORD, William John | Director | 2012-04-13 | 2014-12-01 |
| PRIOR, Richard Anthony | Director | 2007-02-06 | 2013-04-22 |
| ROBBINS, John Frederic | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2019-05-13 |
| RUTT, Martin Stewart | Director | — | 1995-02-13 |
| STEELE, Brian | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2022-04-04 |
| TAYLOR-SEARLE, Paul Robert | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2017-04-03 |
| THOMERSON, Gordon Geoffrey | Director | — | 1994-02-07 |
| TOMPKINS, Peter John | Director | 2011-02-09 | 2011-06-08 |
| TOOLE MACKSON, Graham Kenneth | Director | 2004-07-31 | 2006-07-18 |
| TULLEY-ROSE, Marie Bernadette | Director | 2023-07-24 | 2024-11-11 |
| TURRELL, Marvyn Keith | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2016-12-05 |
| VERNON, Richard Wentworth | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2024-10-29 |
| WELLS, Colin Desmond | Director | 2013-03-22 | 2014-02-04 |
| YOUNG, Julie Elizabeth | Director | 1996-04-22 | 2001-08-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 210 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.