BARNSLEY MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE TRUST
Registered charity 1164496 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust is a Development Trust set up to raise funds and support Barnsley Museums which currently include: Cannon Hall, Worsbrough Mill, Cooper Gallery, Elsecar Heritage Centre and Experience Barnsley. Barnsley Museums are owned and operated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and other properties may join the group in due course.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £14,428 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £224,508 to £210,080. The trustees report that closing reserves stand at £210,080, with a stated minimum reserves policy target of £5,000. The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £5,000 (held: £210k)
“The reserves policy has been altered to reduce the amount of minimum funds held in reserve to £5,000 which will continue to be reviewed as necessary.” — page 7
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 — Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- David Exleychair
- Emily-Rose Gratton-Rayson
- Graham Michael Walker
- Hayley Allsopp · trustee of 1 other charity
- Matthew Naseer Ahmed
- Milly Charlesworth-Constable
- Rachel Fielding
- Rose Mary Johnston
- Tracey Johnson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnsley
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BARNSLEY MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £14,428 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £224,508 to £210,080. The trustees report that closing reserves stand at £210,080, with a stated minimum reserves policy target of £5,000. The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BARNSLEY MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BARNSLEY MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LECHE TRUST, THE IDLEWILD TRUST.
Known funders
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