LLANGOLLEN MUSEUM

Registered charity 1103113 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education by the establishment and maintenance of a museum of local history in Llangollen and to provide archive space for artefacts, maps, documents and photographs relevant to Llangollen and the surrounding area and to make those items available to the public, either through a handling archive or through access to the original items, for education and research.

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Latest income
£220k
Latest spending
£220k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the museum achieved a net surplus of £507 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £14,521. The organization relies heavily on grant funding, which constituted 96% of turnover, and has no investment policy. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £10,000, which is currently exceeded by the actual unrestricted reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants & Awards (96% of income)
Grant funding for specific programmes made up 96% of the Museum turnover for 2024-25. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £15k)
It was agreed by Trustees at a meeting on 14th October 2020 to have £10,000 set aside as a reserve fund — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Denbighshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£220k£220k
31/10/2024£193k£197k
31/10/2023£10k£12k
31/10/2022£2k£5k
31/10/2021£6k£10k

Common questions

Is LLANGOLLEN MUSEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the museum achieved a net surplus of £507 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £14,521. The organization relies heavily on grant funding, which constituted 96% of turnover, and has no investment policy. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £10,000, which is currently exceeded by the actual unrestricted reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/06/2024£207k"Llangollen Museum Survival and Heritage Sustainability Programme"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/08/2020£6k"COVID19:Llangollen Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/09/2017£35k"Keeping the Story Alive: From History to Legend: Tales and Myths from the Dee Valley"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/03/2016£10k"The effects of the Great War on Llangollen, change then, memory now"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/06/2012£20k"Telling the story of the Valle Crucis Abbey and Eliseg's Pillar site - Sharing Treasures"
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2010£3kExtending Accessibility for Members of the Public and Volunteers
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/03/2010£21k"Remembering the local people who made the Sacrifice in the Wars"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/07/2007£3k"The project is to carry out a community archaeological programme. The money is for insurance, hire of equipment, professional fees, and disp"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/12/2005£5k"The project is to extend the archiving and educational facilities of a museum. The money is for storage units, audio equipment and bilingual"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/11/2004£50k"Programme to Increase Public Access to Archive Data at Llangollen Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/03/2004£4k"The project is to establish the group's new premises.The money is for the purchase of projection and display equipment, and security."

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LLANGOLLEN MUSEUM£220k0unclearno doubt
LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED FY2024£1.5m0unclearno doubt
KING'S OWN ROYAL BORDER REGIMENT MUSEUM FUND FY2025£218k0unclearno doubt
THE LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL EISTEDDFOD LIMITED FY2025£1.5mUnder £60,0000belowno doubt
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES FY2025£49.2m£115,001 - £120,000unclearno doubt
BRISTOL MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2024£276k0unclearno doubt

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