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PALESTINE MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTRE

Registered charity 1190148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We run a Museum in the centre of Bristol, open regularly to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 11.00am to 6.00pm. We open by request for group visits at other time. We also curate and respond to requests to host events, such as film nights, poetry evenings, musical events, talks and discussions to increase knowledge about Palestine and its people. We are run entirely by volunteers.

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Latest income
£88k
Latest spending
£76k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,523 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by increased visitor numbers and product sales. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £29,565, which is in excess of the stated policy target of six months' essential running costs (approximately £6,000). The trustees confirm the charity has no significant liabilities or financial commitments and remains a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of expenditure on essential running costs (held: £30k)
“unrestricted cash funds should be enough to cover at least six months of expenditure on essential running costs, which equates to around £6,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee payments for expenses
“Two trustees received payments totalling £8,080 (2023 £3,310 to two trustees). These were all reimbursements of costs incurred in fulfilment of the charity's objects.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£88k£76k
31/12/2023£40k£33k
31/12/2022£16k£16k
31/12/2021£19k£16k
31/12/2020£11k£10k

Common questions

Is PALESTINE MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,523 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by increased visitor numbers and product sales. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £29,565, which is in excess of the stated policy target of six months' essential running costs (approximately £6,000). The trustees confirm the charity has no significant liabilities or financial commitments and remains a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.