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THE AXBRIDGE & DISTRICT MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 1091161 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KING JOHNS HUNTING LODGE KING JOHNS HUNTING LODGE MUSEUM

The Axbridge & District Museum Trust run the museum known as 'King John's Hunting Lodge' in Axbridge. The Trust lease the building from the National Trust and operate with some membership funding from the National Trust with additional funds from sales, donations and friends.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF AXBRIDGE AND DISTRICT, BY THE MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SEDGEMOOR

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£17k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust ended the year with a healthy net asset position of £66,010.38, having generated an excess of income over expenditure of £10,447.15. The trustees note that the year was marked by record visitor numbers and that the closing balance is significantly higher than the previous year's £55,382.53. Per the notes, £20,000 is held in reserve specifically to prevent insolvency.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: National Trust membership credit (39% of income)
“National Trust membership credit £10,896.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £66k)
“In accordance with the policy of the Board, £20,000 is held in reserve and has been identified to be used only the the event that otherwise the Trust would become insolvent.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Honoraria payments to Officers: Continuation of Honoraria payments, where appropriate for the Museum Manager and Museum curator were approved.
“Honoraria payments to Officers: Continuation of Honoraria payments, where appropriate for the Museum Manager and Museum curator were approved.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — King John's Hunting Lodge Museum (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£28k£17k
31/03/2024£29k£24k
31/03/2023£14k£21k
31/03/2022£16k£17k
31/03/2021£28k£14k

Common questions

Is THE AXBRIDGE & DISTRICT MUSEUM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust ended the year with a healthy net asset position of £66,010.38, having generated an excess of income over expenditure of £10,447.15. The trustees note that the year was marked by record visitor numbers and that the closing balance is significantly higher than the previous year's £55,382.53. Per the notes, £20,000 is held in reserve specifically to prevent insolvency. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.