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HUGUENOT HERITAGE CENTRE

Registered charity 1158304 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operating and developing a Huguenot Heritage Centre [i.e. the Huguenot Museum] at 95 High Street, Rochester, ME1 1LX; promoting interest in, and knowledge of, Huguenot heritage; and holding, managing and conserving Huguenot and Huguenot-related collections and archives and making them publicly available for the purpose of viewing and research and the publication of the results of that research.

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Latest income
£232k
Latest spending
£170k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £232,351 from £128,468 in the prior year, resulting in a net surplus of £62,778. Unrestricted reserves rose to £110,615, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining at least £30,000 to cover six months of core operations. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £30,000 (held: £111k)
“the Trustees thus aim to maintain unrestricted reserves of at least £30,000.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity received income of £25,665 from The French Hospital in respect of fees due under a contract for the conservation and management of its collections.
“During the year, the Charity received income of £25,665 (2024: £22,000) from The French Hospitat in respect of fees due under a contract for the conservation and management of its collections.” — page 26
“During the year the Charity paid The French Hospital rent of £25,665 (2024: £22,000) for its 95 High Street premises.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity paid The French Hospital rent of £25,665 for its 95 High Street premises.
“During the year, the Charity received income of £25,665 (2024: £22,000) from The French Hospitat in respect of fees due under a contract for the conservation and management of its collections.” — page 26
“During the year the Charity paid The French Hospital rent of £25,665 (2024: £22,000) for its 95 High Street premises.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made aggregate donations to the Charity amounting to £1,650.
“During the year, the Charity received income of £25,665 (2024: £22,000) from The French Hospitat in respect of fees due under a contract for the conservation and management of its collections.” — page 26
“During the year the Charity paid The French Hospital rent of £25,665 (2024: £22,000) for its 95 High Street premises.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Reporting an incident to the Charity Commission regarding the impact on finances and visitor footfall of the closure of the Visitor Information Centre and presence of homeless people.
“In November 2024 we reported the impact on our finances and visitor footfall of the closure of the Visitor Information Centre, the resulting presence of homeless people at the Rochester High Street entrance to 95 High Street and our negotiations with the local police.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£232k£170k
31/03/2024£128k£145k
31/03/2023£60k£86k
31/03/2022£60k£79k
31/03/2021£177k£160k

Common questions

Is HUGUENOT HERITAGE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £232,351 from £128,468 in the prior year, resulting in a net surplus of £62,778. Unrestricted reserves rose to £110,615, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining at least £30,000 to cover six months of core operations. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HUGUENOT HERITAGE CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HUGUENOT HERITAGE CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE IDLEWILD TRUST, THE LECHE TRUST, THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE IDLEWILD TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE LECHE TRUSTFY2025£3kHistoric Objects and Collections
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2023£750

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/09/2023£263k"The Huguenot Museum – A New Future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/07/2020£59k"COVid-19 Huguenot Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/09/2012£1.3m"Huguenot Heritage Centre"