THE BURTON AT BIDEFORD

Registered charity 1165520 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BURTON ART GALLERY & MUSEUM

To advance education and the arts in particular by the establishment of a museum and art gallery which promotes public knowledge, enjoyment and appreciation of the arts, local heritage and learning.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit on spendable unrestricted funds of £18,292, which was funded from previous reserves. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted fund balance after allowing for heritage assets stands at £218,277, which is close to the stated six-month expenditure target.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Funders the charity credits

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

• Freelands Foundation — “Freelands Foundation today announces The Burton at Bideford in North Devon as one of the first winners of a major new £1.5 million awards sc…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (42% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Hugo Millwardchair
• Benjamin Fitzhugh
• Benjamin James Liddell
• Bryony Robins
• Claire Clutterbuck
• Elizabeth Green
• Hannah Nash
• Ian Huggett · trustee of 2 other charities
• Nicholas John Beer
• Robert Kevin Woolley
• Samuel Thomas Laughton Astill

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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