THE MUSEUM BRIDPORT DORSET

Registered charity 1090327 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIDPORT MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED

Advancing the education of the public in Bridport, Dorset and the surrounding area through the provision of a museum and historical reference centre.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£97k

Latest spending

£101k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £104,165, representing 11 months of unrestricted expenditure, which the Trustees consider provides short-term stability. However, the Trustees acknowledge that the surplus arose from delayed spend and that ongoing effort is needed to support a balanced position in the future. The charity remains dependent on council funding and voluntary donations to cover its operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months projected Unrestricted annual expenditure (held: £104k)

“Trustees also set a minimum level for the General Reserve of six months projected Unrestricted annual expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bridport Museum Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/04/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Laetitia Pellchair
AMANDA CAMPBELL STREATFEILD · trustee of 2 other charities
Amanda Jo Cooper
Caroline Louise Hamson
Christopher James Huxley
Christopher John Davison
Kathryn Felicia LLoyd
Mary-Anne Edwards
Michael Joseph Carter · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£97k	£101k
31/03/2024	£112k	£128k
31/03/2023	£92k	£109k
31/03/2022	£145k	£141k
31/03/2021	£213k	£135k

Common questions

Is THE MUSEUM BRIDPORT DORSET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £104,165, representing 11 months of unrestricted expenditure, which the Trustees consider provides short-term stability. However, the Trustees acknowledge that the surplus arose from delayed spend and that ongoing effort is needed to support a balanced position in the future. The charity remains dependent on council funding and voluntary donations to cover its operating costs. 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	10/12/2025	£122k	"Reimagining Bridport Museum for its Centenary"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/01/2018	£8k	"Challenging expectations: how does a small Dorset town fare during war time?"
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/09/2016	£8k	Bridport's Season of Heritage
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	04/03/2014	£938k	"Bridport Museum: from the 'Bridport Dagger' to the 1966 World Cup Nets"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/03/2004	£129k	"Spinning Yarns: Voices from the Heritage Coast"