RAYLEIGH TOWN MUSEUM
The Rayleigh Town Museum will showcase our town's rich and varied heritage and will be open 4 days a week (Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun) from 10am till 4pm all year. Admission will be free.We will have a range of displays, regularly rotated, exhibits, and a lecture theatre for films and presentations, for both education and leisure.There will be special exhibitions and events throughout the year.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF RAYLEIGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operates on a receipts and payments basis with no staff remuneration, relying entirely on volunteers. The trustees report a surplus for the year and confirm that unrestricted reserves are held in a contingency fund to cover at least six months of operating costs. While funding pressures are noted as a concern, the charity declares it has sound financial control and no funds are in deficit.
What the accounts disclose
“The total figure of £29974 includes the following Grant: Rayleigh Town Council £15500 (rent payments)”
“We aim to maintain this to at least 10 p/c of our annual turnover to ensure we have a minimum of 6 months operating costs covered.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2026
- Volunteers: 55
- Government income: £17,012 — grants £17,012 (2); 36% of the £46,872 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 52
- Government income: £17,570 — grants £17,570 (2); 39% of the £45,289 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 52
- Government income: £14,405 — grants £14,405 (1); 34% of the £41,814 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Terry Jobsonchair
- Ann Jolly
- Edward Dray
- JOSEPH ALAN BUXTON
- LINDA DAVISON
- MICHAEL FRANCIS DAVIES
- SUSAN PATRICIA KEYS-SMITH
- VIVIEN MARTIN-IRVINE
- William Alan Clark
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2026 | £47k | £43k |
| 30/06/2025 | £45k | £44k |
| 30/06/2024 | £42k | £39k |
| 30/06/2023 | £37k | £40k |
| 30/06/2022 | £39k | £43k |
Common questions
Is RAYLEIGH TOWN MUSEUM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates on a receipts and payments basis with no staff remuneration, relying entirely on volunteers. The trustees report a surplus for the year and confirm that unrestricted reserves are held in a contingency fund to cover at least six months of operating costs. While funding pressures are noted as a concern, the charity declares it has sound financial control and no funds are in deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 17/03/2015 | £90k | "Rayleigh Town Museum: The inception, development and sustainability of the Rayleigh Town Museum" |