RIVER AND ROWING MUSEUM FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1001051 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIVER & ROWING MUSEUM, RIVER AND ROWING MUSEUM

The maintenance and operation of a museum at Henley which collects, documents, preserves, exhibits and interprets material evidence and information for the public benefit and education relating to rivers, rowing and Henley-on-Thames. The provision of facilities for research and education, and such other purposes for the benefit of the community as shall be exclusively charitable.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £976,293 for the year ended 31 March 2025, continuing a trend of operating deficits. The museum closed to the public in September 2025, entering a semi-mothballed state to reduce losses while exploring the sale of the building and rehoming of collections. Despite the closure, the trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operations for at least one year from the approval date.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (46% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 49.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID HOWARD WORTHINGTONchair
• Alexandra Wilson
• Eric Den Besten
• Fiona Dennis
• Ian Reissmann · trustee of 6 other charities
• Louise Wymer
• Matthew Luscombe
• Moira Drysdale Logie
• Nicola Joanne Hotchin
• Rory Alexander Hunt · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sandra Botterell
• Saravanan Thevendria
• Scott Kildea Furlong

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).