THE FUSILIERS MUSEUM AND LEARNING CENTRE LIMITED
The provision of museum facilities for the collections of the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and to provide access for people of all ages, background and level of ability to these collections for their enjoyment, education and research, whilst ensuring that the collections are appropriately safeguarded.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,004 for the year ended 30 September 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Despite the deficit, the trustees describe the financial position as stable, with net current assets of £350,779 and unrestricted funds totaling £1,807,036.
What the accounts disclose
“Grants receivable 154,176 100,765 254,941” — page 20
“The museum continues to hold £150k in reserve. This reserve, in the opinion of the trustees, is required to bridge the gap between expenditure and income to cover unplanned emergency repairs and/or other expenditure which may arise.” — page 5
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2024)
Trustees
- COLONEL BRIAN GORSKI OBE, MBEchair
- Abed Hussain
- COLONEL RETD James William Denny MBE MA
- Glyn Potts
- Grace Mehta
- James Edward Bentley
- Karan Patricia Sheppard
- Lieutenant Colonel Iain MacDonald Hallam
- Peter Metcalfe
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £368k | £380k |
| 30/09/2024 | £521k | £366k |
| 30/09/2023 | £385k | £267k |
| 30/09/2022 | £257k | £290k |
| 30/09/2021 | £380k | £342k |
Common questions
Is THE FUSILIERS MUSEUM AND LEARNING CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,004 for the year ended 30 September 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Despite the deficit, the trustees describe the financial position as stable, with net current assets of £350,779 and unrestricted funds totaling £1,807,036. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 08/08/2024 | £65k | "Kosovo+25" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/07/2021 | £47k | "Napoleon in Exile" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/08/2020 | £10k | "COVID19: Fusilier Museum" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 28/02/2019 | £9k | "Tolkien On the Somme: The Origins of Middle Earth" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/06/2018 | £40k | "Remember 18 for 18 - For Valour - They Died not in Vain" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/02/2016 | £7k | "Missing on the Somme: Lancashire Fusiliers on the Thiepval Memorial" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 30/09/2014 | £60k | "Enriching the Collection" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/10/2013 | £10k | "Enabling Future Creativity and Sustainability for the Fusilier Museum" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/06/2012 | £855k | "Onwards and Upwards" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 14/06/2005 | £2.0m | "Fusiliers' Museum, Lancashire (Formerly Bury's Museum of the Lancashire Fusiliers)" |