THE ROALD DAHL MUSEUM AND STORY CENTRE

Registered charity 1085853 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROALD DAHL MUSEUM AND LITERATURE CENTRE

The charity furthers the education of the public in the art of literature and creativity by the provision and maintenance of a museum and literature centre based on the works of Roald Dahl. Its mission is to inspire in everyone a love of stories and creativity, particularly creative writing, using the Roald Dahl Archive, his stories and life.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £292,095 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant reversal from the previous year's surplus, primarily due to the absence of a one-off £10m donation. Despite the deficit, the charity holds substantial free reserves of approximately £9.6 million, which the trustees confirm provide reasonable expectations of continuing operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by SCB (Accountants Ltd). Discloses 3 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); recorded price paid £700k. 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 ~115.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (44% 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: 14.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Isobel Hunterchair
• Anthony Newton
• Chriscilla Philogene
• Louise Doughty
• Michael Murray-Fennell
• Sarah Realmuto
• Sian Madin
• Victoria Ann Grace

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY.

• ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY income £1.3m
• THE STORY MUSEUM income £2.3m
• SEVEN STORIES, THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS income £1.6m
• THE DICKENS HOUSE AND THE DICKENS HOUSE FUND income £982k
• THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION UK income £1.9m
• SEVEN STORIES, THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS COLLECTION TRUST income £140k

Side by side with its peers

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