JANE AUSTEN'S HOUSE MUSEUM

Registered charity 1156458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £60,313 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Total funds carried forward were £3,619,464, with unrestricted funds at £2,788,823 and restricted funds at £830,641. The document does not explicitly state a reserves policy or confirm going concern status beyond the standard financial reporting.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Jane Austen's House Museum (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~14.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.0m£1.2m
31/12/2024£1.0m£1.1m
31/12/2023£603k£453k
31/12/2022£1.2m£725k
31/12/2021£481k£522k

Common questions

Is JANE AUSTEN'S HOUSE MUSEUM financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £60,313 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Total funds carried forward were £3,619,464, with unrestricted funds at £2,788,823 and restricted funds at £830,641. The document does not explicitly state a reserves policy or confirm going concern status beyond the standard financial reporting.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/07/2020£123k"Covid19: Jane Austen's House"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/03/2018£92k"Building the strategic, operational and income generating functions at the Jane Austen House Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/09/2016£62k"Piecing together Jane Austen: Her Chawton legacy 200 years on"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/09/2014£192k"The Jane Austen Bicentenary Collections Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/06/2013£10k"Building funding opportunities at Jane Austen's House Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/11/2012£31k"Pride and Prejudice 200th anniversary travelling exhibition"