THE FUSILIERS MUSEUM AND LEARNING CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1115452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HERITAGE LEARNING CENTRE AND MUSEUM "FUSILIERS" LANCASHIRE 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.

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Latest income
£368k
Latest spending
£380k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants receivable (69% of income)
“Grants receivable 154,176 100,765 254,941” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £150k (held: £1.8m)
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2024)

Total income
£521k
Total spending
£366k
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£150k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% 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: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/08/2024£65k"Kosovo+25"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/07/2021£47k"Napoleon in Exile"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/08/2020£10k"COVID19: Fusilier Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/02/2019£9k"Tolkien On the Somme: The Origins of Middle Earth"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/06/2018£40k"Remember 18 for 18 - For Valour - They Died not in Vain"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/02/2016£7k"Missing on the Somme: Lancashire Fusiliers on the Thiepval Memorial"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/09/2014£60k"Enriching the Collection"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/10/2013£10k"Enabling Future Creativity and Sustainability for the Fusilier Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/06/2012£855k"Onwards and Upwards"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/06/2005£2.0m"Fusiliers' Museum, Lancashire (Formerly Bury's Museum of the Lancashire Fusiliers)"