KESWICK MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE AT THE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY FACILITIES AND PREMISES TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF KESWICK AND THE SURROUNDING REGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £29k for the year ended 31 January 2025, with total expenditure of £316k against total income of £287k. The trustees report that while the museum is solvent in the short term, it faces significant challenges in achieving long-term financial stability due to unfunded core costs and weak retail sales.
What the accounts disclose
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Aemilia Ruth Gaussen McCooeychair
- Dr Joanna M Dancer
- Joe Rattray
- Lucy-Jane Charlotte Johnston
- Peter Denwood
- Victoria Mitchell
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | £287k | £316k |
| 31/01/2024 | £197k | £330k |
| 31/01/2023 | £486k | £259k |
| 31/01/2022 | £283k | £208k |
| 31/01/2021 | £203k | £226k |
Common questions
Is KESWICK MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY MANAGEMENT LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £29k for the year ended 31 January 2025, with total expenditure of £316k against total income of £287k. The trustees report that while the museum is solvent in the short term, it faces significant challenges in achieving long-term financial stability due to unfunded core costs and weak retail sales. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/01/2024 | £185k | "Storytellers" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 05/12/2022 | £65k | "Keswick Museum's Big Science Year" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/07/2022 | £40k | "Our Community's Voice" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 23/02/2021 | £48k | "NL20: Evolving Exhibitions: Innovating in a rural museum after Covid-19" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 26/06/2019 | £98k | "Exhibitions 2020" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/10/2018 | £10k | "War and Peace" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 31/10/2016 | £27k | "Life of a Mountain: Blencathra – The Exhibition" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 17/09/2008 | £1.8m | "Keswick Museum and Art Gallery Enhancement Project" |