SEAFORD MUSEUM & HERITAGE SOCIETY

Registered charity 1158790 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The maintenance of a public museum for the exhibition of historical and other exhibits relating to Seaford. its environs and its inhabitants. The organising of meetings relating to the history of Seaford. The study and maintenance of documentary information relating to Seaford so as to provide a local archive for research.

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Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained sufficient monetary assets of £61,900 to cover running costs and contingencies, exceeding its stated policy target of £40,000. Despite a net decrease in resources for the year due to closure-related income loss and high fuel bills, the trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Utilities and Rates (42% of income)
Utilities and Rates 21,995
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: monetary assets do not fall less than £40,000 (held: £62k)
In order to ensure continuity the Trustees aim is to ensure monetary assets do not fall less than £40,000.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received a fee of £50 for a talk.
One of the trustees gave a talk at one of our monthly meetings and received a fee of £50 in order to reimburse the costs of preparation. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee received £50 fee for a talk
One of the trustees gave a talk at one of our monthly meetings and received a fee of £50 in order to reimburse the costs of preparation. This was at a level commensurate with other speakers’ fees. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£42k£39k
31/12/2024£51k£38k
31/12/2023£33k£32k
31/12/2022£33k£27k
31/12/2021£34k£23k

Common questions

Is SEAFORD MUSEUM & HERITAGE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained sufficient monetary assets of £61,900 to cover running costs and contingencies, exceeding its stated policy target of £40,000. Despite a net decrease in resources for the year due to closure-related income loss and high fuel bills, the trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/12/2015£100k"Seaford Museum Improved Access Project"