CRAWLEY MUSEUMS CIO

Registered charity 1178299 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRAWLEY MUSEUMS

To advance public education about the history, geography and all other studies relating to Crawley and district particularly by the maintenance of museums in the district of Crawley or any other property the Society may acquire.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND ALL OTHER STUDIES RELATING TO CRAWLEY AND DISTRICT PARTICULARLY BY THE MAINTENANCE OF MUSEUMS IN THE DISTRICT OF CRAWLEY OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY THE SOCIETY MAY ACQUIRE.

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Crawley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£76k

Latest spending

£83k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is currently dependent on Community Grants from Crawley Borough Council, which are set to cease in March 2027, creating a significant funding gap. To mitigate the risk of closure, the trustees have agreed to maintain reserves sufficient to cover six months of main operations. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing its total net assets from £105,375 to £98,437.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of main operations (reserves figure: £98k)

“To avoid closure, if funding difficulties were to happen, the Trustees of Crawley Museum Society have agreed to keep a certain level of financial reserves to ensure that main operations can continue for a period of six months.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Crawley Museums CIO is currently dependent on Community Grants from Crawley Borough Council to sustain its activities, as earned income and visitor donations alone will not allow Crawley Museums CIO to continue operating. This funding has decreased and will cease in March 2027. This means that we are having to look at other sources of funding to keep an adequate staff level. Fund raising activities will be planned and project grants will be crucial in 2026 and following years. To avoid closure, if funding difficulties were to happen, the Trustees of Crawley Museum Society have agreed to keep a certain level of financial reserves to ensure that main operations can continue for a period of six months.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £20,000 — grants £20,000 (1); 26% of the £76,160 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £30,000 — grants £30,000 (1); 32% of the £94,227 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £40,000 — grants £40,000 (1); 38% of the £105,367 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Crawley Museums (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/04/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Paul Castlechair · trustee of 2 other charities
Colin Armstrong Smith
Colin Christopher Lloyd
GILL COOBAN
Graham Crozier
Kevin Seamus Croskery
Martin Stone
Robert Rashbrook
Wendy Ballam

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£76k	£83k
31/03/2024	£94k	£103k
31/03/2023	£105k	£103k
31/03/2022	£100k	£86k
31/03/2021	£119k	£118k

Common questions

Is CRAWLEY MUSEUMS CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is currently dependent on Community Grants from Crawley Borough Council, which are set to cease in March 2027, creating a significant funding gap. To mitigate the risk of closure, the trustees have agreed to maintain reserves sufficient to cover six months of main operations. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing its total net assets from £105,375 to £98,437. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CONGLETON INCLOSURE TRUST	1	£13k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£4k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS	1	£350

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LOWEWOOD MUSEUM TRUST CIO.

LOWEWOOD MUSEUM TRUST CIO income £108k
ELY MUSEUM CIO income £236k
RAMSEY RURAL MUSEUM CIO income £50k
CARISBROOKE CASTLE MUSEUM income £122k
Scarborough Museums, Culture and Creative Trust income £44k
TRING AND DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY AND MUSEUM SOCIETY income £27k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CRAWLEY MUSEUMS CIO	£76k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
LOWEWOOD MUSEUM TRUST CIO FY2025	£108k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ELY MUSEUM CIO FY2025	£236k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RAMSEY RURAL MUSEUM CIO FY2025	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CARISBROOKE CASTLE MUSEUM FY2026	£122k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Scarborough Museums, Culture and Creative Trust FY2026	£44k	—	0	unclear	—	not going concern

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.