RYE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1057421 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RYE CASTLE MUSEUM

Rye Museum Association exists to acquire, display and conserve artefacts and documents which appertain to the history of Rye and its immediate hinterland. The museum also has an educational role involving the community including discovery days, talks and activities for children and an outreach programme. There is a programme of talks and visits throughout the year.

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Latest income

£179k

Latest spending

£124k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £179,192 against expenditure of £123,639, resulting in a surplus. The Directors confirm the financial position is healthy with £375,969 in bank cash and are satisfied the company can meet its financial obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN CHARLES DICKINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
David Cruickshank
Heather Anne Stevenson
Jennifer Tomkinson
Lesley Voice
Sheila Maddock
Susan Mary Manktelow

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£179k	£124k
05/04/2024	£170k	£139k
05/04/2023	£124k	£118k
05/04/2022	£98k	£81k
05/04/2021	£73k	£59k

Common questions

Is RYE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £179,192 against expenditure of £123,639, resulting in a surplus. The Directors confirm the financial position is healthy with £375,969 in bank cash and are satisfied the company can meet its financial obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/09/2011	£296k	"Women and Children of Rye"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	19/07/2006	£670	"This Charities Education Group Works With And For Schools To Create Special Theme Days To Promote The Advancement Of Education In The Rye Ar"
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/07/2006	£670	Medieval Discovery Day
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	01/12/2005	£215k	"Ypres Tower Refurbishment"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	24/03/2004	£5k	"Local People Interested In Rye History Will Be Encouraged To Research And Submit Written Pieces Which Will Then Be Publicly Accessible In A"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/11/2002	£5k	"This Charity Stores And Displays A Wide Variety Of Artefacts, Pictures And Documents Relating To Rye. It Also Runs An Active Education Progr"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/11/2000	£3k	"This group advances education in the Rye area through school visits and outreach programmes. They will be creating a series of mosaics with"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/09/1997	£459k	"Rye Museum Redevelopment Project"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£733k
NICK JENKINS FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE PAVIORS' CHARITY	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RYE WITH RYE HARBOUR.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RYE WITH RYE HARBOUR income £313k
ROYAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM income £825k
KING'S OWN ROYAL BORDER REGIMENT MUSEUM FUND income £218k
Rye Health and Care income £3.0m
THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION income £2.2m
Bexhill Museum income £322k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RYE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION	£179k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RYE WITH RYE HARBOUR FY2024	£313k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM FY2024	£825k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KING'S OWN ROYAL BORDER REGIMENT MUSEUM FUND FY2025	£218k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Rye Health and Care FY2025	£3.0m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£2.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.