GILBERT WHITE & THE OATES COLLECTIONS

Registered charity 1159058 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GILBERT WHITE & THE OATES COLLECTIONS LIMITED

Museum and Field Study Centre operating as a charity organisation

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Latest income
£551k
Latest spending
£522k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £28,787 for the year ended 31st March 2025, following a net expenditure of £143,668 in the previous year. Total incoming resources were £551,015, while total resources expended amounted to £522,228. The filing does not disclose specific unrestricted reserves figures or a reserves policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£551k
Total spending
£522k
Cost of raising funds
£41k
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~41.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£551k£522k
31/03/2024£546k£690k
31/03/2023£532k£693k
31/03/2022£517k£637k
31/03/2021£671k£586k

Common questions

Is GILBERT WHITE & THE OATES COLLECTIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £28,787 for the year ended 31st March 2025, following a net expenditure of £143,668 in the previous year. Total incoming resources were £551,015, while total resources expended amounted to £522,228. The filing does not disclose specific unrestricted reserves figures or a reserves policy target.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/10/2024£76k"Growing Stronger"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/05/2020£57k"COVID19:Gilbert White & The Oates Collections"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/03/2019£29k"Towards 2020: Preparing for the next stage of our journey"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/09/2014£1.8m"Towards Sustainability - Inspiring Journeys of Discovery in the Natural World"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/03/2011£48k"Celebrating the life and exploits of Captain Oates 1870 - 1912"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/03/2010£47k"Gilbert Who? Making Gilbert White Better Known"