THE PICKERING BECK ISLE MUSEUM OF RURAL LIFE

Registered charity 1152735 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Beck Isle Museum cares for around 60,000 objects which are used to catalogue and preserve the history of the local market town, with particular reference to Pickering and the wider Ryedale area. Focus is placed on education through the use of objects in displays, exhibitions and events, and the museum seeks to engage schools, groups and the local community through outreach programmes.

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Latest income

£62k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £50,514 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £343,803 to £293,289. Per the trustees' report, this deficit was partly driven by costs related to a successful funding application for building repairs. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £279,911 and holds a freehold property valued at £250,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Bruce Pickup
JANETTE LEIGH
Julie Kinghorn
Stephen Croft
Stephen Knight
Vivien Lorna Stephens

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£62k	£113k
31/12/2023	£57k	£67k
31/12/2022	£58k	£86k
31/12/2021	£102k	£68k
31/12/2020	£42k	£65k

Common questions

Is THE PICKERING BECK ISLE MUSEUM OF RURAL LIFE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £50,514 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £343,803 to £293,289. Per the trustees' report, this deficit was partly driven by costs related to a successful funding application for building repairs. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £279,911 and holds a freehold property valued at £250,000. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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	11/04/2023	£98k	"#DYC Behind the Scenes at the Museum: unlocking the potential of the collections at Beck Isle Museum"