FLEETWOOD MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 1168613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We run an independent local museum in Fleetwood, Lancashire. The museum will be a place of outstanding historical significance, to educate the young, remind the old and inspire future generations. It will also be integral to the heart of the community and offer a warm and friendly welcome where visitors can learn, engage and belong.

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Latest income

£127k

Latest spending

£142k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £256,466, with £89,471 classified as free reserves. The trustees report that the museum survives financially through admissions, sales, donations, and a core precept from the Town Council, noting that without this precept, the museum could not cover costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to cover operating costs (held: £89k)

“The trust aims to maintain sufficient reserves to cover operating costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £165k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (19/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

KEITH PORTERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Catherine Shepherd
Judith Nelson
SONIA ALDERSON
SUSAN PORTER
Stephen Towell
Stuart MacGregor
Terence Rogers
William Acton

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£127k	£142k
31/03/2025	£160k	£140k
31/03/2024	£205k	£212k
31/03/2023	£227k	£282k
31/03/2022	£309k	£152k

Common questions

Is FLEETWOOD MUSEUM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £256,466, with £89,471 classified as free reserves. The trustees report that the museum survives financially through admissions, sales, donations, and a core precept from the Town Council, noting that without this precept, the museum could not cover costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/04/2020	£25k	Fleetwood High Streets Cultural Programme - Main Grant
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/03/2019	£9k	"Keeping Fleetwood's history alive in the Community's Museum"