TEIGN HERITAGE

Registered charity 1116204 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Teign Heritage is a local museum, run entirely by volunteers. Our education team offers themed visits and loan boxes to local schools and heritage-based activities for very young children. Our fully equipped room is available for hire to community groups. Other facilities include toilets, a lift and roof terrace. Our team of archivists respond to enquiries and produce new temporary exhibitions.

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Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£50k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £211 for the year ended 31 October 2024, with total funds of £946,778. The trustees note that while the financial position has improved, they face rising costs and threats to income, requiring careful planning to avoid depleting reserves. The charity remains dependent on volunteers and diverse income streams, including grants and donations, to sustain its operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (43% of income)

“Charitable activities General 21,364”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05874265

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31-12-2025)

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.

HYDE, Joanna Jane — director, appointed 11/05/2026on trustee list
DOE, Eleanor Mildred Edwina — director, appointed 18/04/2026on trustee list
THOMPSON, Stephen Christopher — director, appointed 17/11/2025on trustee list
EVANS, Jamie Anthony — director, appointed 15/07/2024on trustee list
DENNETT, Barrie — director, appointed 20/01/2020on trustee list
KING, Austin Richard Gillow — director, appointed 20/11/2017on trustee list
KING, Austin Richard Gillow — secretary, appointed 05/09/2022

Official officers record.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Kingchair · trustee of 5 other charities
Barrie Dennett
Eleanor Mildred Edwina Doe
Jamie Anthony Evans
Joanna Jane Hyde
Stephen Christopher Thompson

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£33k	£50k
31/10/2024	£50k	£50k
31/10/2023	£55k	£59k
31/10/2022	£38k	£35k
31/10/2021	£119k	£93k

Common questions

Is TEIGN HERITAGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £211 for the year ended 31 October 2024, with total funds of £946,778. The trustees note that while the financial position has improved, they face rising costs and threats to income, requiring careful planning to avoid depleting reserves. The charity remains dependent on volunteers and diverse income streams, including grants and donations, to sustain its operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TEIGN HERITAGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TEIGN HERITAGE as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS	FY2023	£9k	New Stories New Audiences
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS	FY2022	£9k	‘Tackling the Heritage Gap’ Looking to appeal to 18-30 year olds by partnering with Teignmouth Rugby Football Club to trace the origins of their sport from earl

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	09/05/2018	£10k	"Teignmouth and Shaldon Remember the First World War"
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/08/2010	£10k	The Teign Room Community Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/03/2007	£454k	"Teign Heritage Project"