SENHOUSE MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 1175131 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Manage and run a museum for the benefit of the public and offer educational services to children and others, and create public events to inform the public about the Roman presence in west Cumbria. The museum offers free entry to all residents in the local post code area (CA15)

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE "OBJECTS") ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE ROMANO-BRITISH PERIOD IN GENERAL AND WEST CUMBRIA IN PARTICULAR BY:A) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A PUBLIC MUSEUM WITHIN THE CIVIL PARISH OF MARYPORT; B) EXHIBITING THE NETHERHALL COLLECTION AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS, ARTEFACTS OR ITEMS OF INTEREST RELATING TO THE ROMANO-BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY IN GENERAL AND THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF WEST CUMBRIA IN PARTICULAR; C) PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE ROMANO-BRITISH PERIOD IN GENERAL AND WEST CUMBRIA IN PARTICULAR AND DISSEMINATING AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total resources expended were £223,758 against total income of £130,876, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this, the Trust's total net assets remain substantial at £1,479,655, providing a strong financial buffer. The Trustees note that additional resources were required to cover development costs, but no material uncertainty regarding going concern is disclosed.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr PETER RICHARD WILSONchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Eleanor Kingston
• Nicholas Randall
• PETER MESSENGER
• RACHEL MARGARET NEWMAN BA FSA
• WILLIAM BERNARD GRIFFITHS

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED.

• LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED income £19.9m
• THE WEST HOUSE AND HEATH ROBINSON MUSEUM TRUST income £235k
• BRAINTREE DISTRICT MUSEUM TRUST income £451k
• THE LOWRY CENTRE TRUST income £30.5m
• KING'S OWN ROYAL BORDER REGIMENT MUSEUM FUND income £218k
• THE CASTLE HOUSE TRUST income £187k

Side by side with its peers

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