THE STEYNING MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 1169540 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

STEYNING MUSEUM TELLS THE STORY OF THE LOCALITY, THROUGH DISPLAYS AND ARCHIVES, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT IS A TOTALLY VOLUNTEER MUSEUM BUT HAS ACHIEVED NATIONAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE. EVERYONE WILL ENJOY THE FRIENDLINESS OF THEIR WELCOME INCLUDING CHILDREN AND RESEARCHERS. OPENING TIMES AND MORE DETAILS ARE ON OUR WEBSITE WWW.STEYNINGMUSEUM.ORG.UK

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Latest income

£143k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £112,418 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £443,914. The trustees report that sufficient reserves are retained in liquid funds to cover expected annual expenditure and meet contingencies. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Sufficient reserves are retained in liquid funds to cover expected annual expenditure. (held: £444k)

“Sufficient reserves are retained in liquid funds to cover expected annual expenditure.” — page 3

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)

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.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (30/07/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

BARBARA MOIRA CHANDLER
MURIEL WRIGHT
NICHOLAS JOHN QUINN
PAUL HENRY NORRIS
RACHAEL LOUISE RAINBOW
SUSAN DOROTHY JOHNSON

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£143k	£31k
31/12/2024	£49k	£21k
31/12/2023	£27k	£25k
31/12/2022	£70k	£17k
31/12/2021	£172k	£12k

Common questions

Is THE STEYNING MUSEUM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £112,418 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £443,914. The trustees report that sufficient reserves are retained in liquid funds to cover expected annual expenditure and meet contingencies. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of 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
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	16/03/2005	£108k	"Extension to Steyning Museum"