ORFORD MUSEUM CIO

Registered charity 1183699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OM, ORFORD MUSEUM

Orford Museum exists for the advancement of the education of the public in the history of the six parishes of Orford and Gedgrave, Sudbourne, Iken, Chillesford, Butley and Tunstall by providing and maintaining a museum and by protecting and conserving the collection held by the museum.

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Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2019
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FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £2,203.96 for the year ended 30 September 2025, following a surplus in previous years. The filing notes that £3,919.62 of costs relating to an event were paid after the year end, indicating some post-year-end settlement activity. No specific reserves policy or unrestricted reserves figure is explicitly stated in the provided text.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£33k£33k
30/09/2024£26k£31k
30/09/2023£14k£33k
30/09/2022£5k£23k
30/09/2021£17k£14k

Common questions

Is ORFORD MUSEUM CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £2,203.96 for the year ended 30 September 2025, following a surplus in previous years. The filing notes that £3,919.62 of costs relating to an event were paid after the year end, indicating some post-year-end settlement activity. No specific reserves policy or unrestricted reserves figure is explicitly stated in the provided text.

Who funds ORFORD MUSEUM CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ORFORD MUSEUM CIO as a grant recipient include PAUL AND LOUISE COOKE ENDOWMENT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PAUL AND LOUISE COOKE ENDOWMENTFY2023£40kgeneral
PAUL AND LOUISE COOKE ENDOWMENTFY2024£0