TENBY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
To promote the education of the public by the provision of a museum to collect, document, preserve, exhibit and interpret material evidence and associated information predominantly of local interest.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM OR MUSEUMS TO COLLECT DOCUMENT PRESERVE EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET MATERIAL EVIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION PREDOMINANTLY OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £41,775 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £143,326 to £101,551. The trustees acknowledge ongoing financial challenges and note that the museum had to dip into reserves to cover losses. Despite staffing reductions and a temporary closure for building works, the trustees maintain that the museum remains financially viable.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest 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 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £12,310 — contracts £6,155 (2), grants £6,155 (2); 13% of the £93,195 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £7,700 — contracts £4,700 (1), grants £3,000 (2); 7% of the £116,364 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 18
- Government income: £45,037 — grants £45,037 (11); 39% of the £115,090 total gross income on the same return
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/10/2018)
Trustees
- CHRISTOPHER JOHN DELANEY
- CLLR MICHAEL WILLIAMS
- Caroline White
- David Winchurch
- Howard Macro
- Julie Patricia Evans
- Mauny Wright
- Michael Anthony BROWN
- Michael Curties
- Neil Alan Bradley Westerman
- PAUL DAVID RAPI BA PGCE
- Paul EVANS
- Robert Victor Allen Davies
- Sandra Williams
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £93k | £118k |
| 31/12/2024 | £116k | £140k |
| 31/12/2023 | £115k | £132k |
| 31/12/2022 | £109k | £134k |
| 31/12/2021 | £120k | £101k |
Common questions
Is TENBY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £41,775 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £143,326 to £101,551. The trustees acknowledge ongoing financial challenges and note that the museum had to dip into reserves to cover losses. Despite staffing reductions and a temporary closure for building works, the trustees maintain that the museum remains financially viable. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/05/2020 | £9k | "COVID19 Tenby Museum and Art Gallery" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/01/2014 | £10k | "Tenby Remembers" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/08/2007 | £5k | "The project is to extend educational facilities at a museum. The money is for audio equipment, studio hire and translation costs." |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/11/2000 | £18k | "Girl of the Fields - Acquisition" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/03/2000 | £22k | "Tenby Museum Access to Collections Project" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 03/02/2000 | £60k | "Tenby Museum Access for All Project 2000" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS | 3 | £7k |
| THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST | 1 | £761k |
| THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £733k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | 1 | £50k |
| JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| THE CMF CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
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- Bexhill Museum
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- MUSEUM OF BRANDS
- QUEER BRITAIN MUSEUM LTD
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TENBY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY | £93k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Bexhill Museum | £322k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| THE TOWCESTER MUSEUM | £36k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery Limited | £341k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| MUSEUM OF BRANDS | £851k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| QUEER BRITAIN MUSEUM LTD | £589k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |