RIPON MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 1141462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ripon Museum Trust operates 3 museum sites in Ripon covering a law & order and poverty theme with a significant education programme as well.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £194,004, which the trustees state represent more than six months of trading, providing a buffer against recent cost pressures from energy and wages. While the charity reported an overall net surplus of £166,118 for the year, its unrestricted funds specifically incurred a loss of £42,826 due to increased operational costs. The organization remains fully funded for its major 'Inspiration for a Fairer Future' project and continues to receive core funding from Arts Council England.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ripon Museum Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £350k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (68% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (03/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Michael Lingchair
• AMANDA WHITEHEAD
• Amy Stow
• Louise Blyth
• Paul Elgood
• Richard Cyril Pollitt

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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