WORCESTERSHIRE HERITAGE, ART AND MUSEUMS

Registered charity 1197448 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To encourage and support public participation with the work of Worcester Art Gallery & Museum, The Commandery and Worcestershire County Museum through advocacy, publicity and the granting of donations and gifts for the purposes of developing the collections and furthering the work and activities of the museums.

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Latest income

£334k

Latest spending

£34k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £247,688 for the year ended 31 December 2023, driven largely by a major bequest. Total unrestricted and restricted funds stood at £249,548, with a stated reserves policy targeting a minimum of £800 and a maximum of £1,500 for dissolution costs. The trustees confirmed no material matters came to their attention during the independent examination.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £800 and a maximum of £1500 (held: £250k)

“The charity will hold a minimum of £800 and a maximum of £1500 in reserve for this purpose.” — page 6

Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Unrestricted donations of £10 received from 2 Trustees.

“During tne year ended 31 December 2023 unrestricted donations of £10 were received from 2 Truslees (2022: Enil}. During the year grants of £6,761 (2022: £nil) were awarded to Museums Worcestershire, of which P Tinsley is Museum Manager.” — page 14

“During the year grants of £6,761 (2022: £nil) were awarded to Museums Worcestershire, of which P Tinsley is Museum Manager. These grants were given in accordance with the charity's grant award policy, awarded by the Trustees.” — page 14

Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants of £6,761 awarded to Museums Worcestershire, where P Tinsley is Museum Manager.

“During tne year ended 31 December 2023 unrestricted donations of £10 were received from 2 Truslees (2022: Enil}. During the year grants of £6,761 (2022: £nil) were awarded to Museums Worcestershire, of which P Tinsley is Museum Manager.” — page 14

“During the year grants of £6,761 (2022: £nil) were awarded to Museums Worcestershire, of which P Tinsley is Museum Manager. These grants were given in accordance with the charity's grant award policy, awarded by the Trustees.” — page 14

Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Art Fund — “Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums Charity led the campaign to purchase the artworks, with support from Art Fund, the Arts Council Engla…” (source page)
Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund — “Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums Charity led the campaign to purchase the artworks, with support from Art Fund, the Arts Council Engla…” (source page)
Worcester City Council — “The Commandery is very grateful to the following for their financial support of Worcester’s Civil War Story Worcester City Council Heritage …” (source page)
Heritage Lottery Fund — “The Commandery is very grateful to the following for their financial support of Worcester’s Civil War Story Worcester City Council Heritage …” (source page)
Arts Council England — “The Commandery is very grateful to the following for their financial support of Worcester’s Civil War Story Worcester City Council Heritage …” (source page)
Worcestershire County Council — “The Commandery is very grateful to the following for their financial support of Worcester’s Civil War Story Worcester City Council Heritage …” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Jane Naisbittchair
IAIN ROSS RUTHERFORD
Natasha Ruth Wilcockson
Timothy John Daniel
Victoria Jean Osborne

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£334k	£34k
31/12/2023	£254k	£7k
31/12/2022	£2k	£0

Common questions

Is WORCESTERSHIRE HERITAGE, ART AND MUSEUMS financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £247,688 for the year ended 31 December 2023, driven largely by a major bequest. Total unrestricted and restricted funds stood at £249,548, with a stated reserves policy targeting a minimum of £800 and a maximum of £1,500 for dissolution costs. The trustees confirmed no material matters came to their attention during the independent examination. Its FY2023 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
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	1	£761k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£733k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£150k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	1	£100k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£25k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE BRANSFORD TRUST	1	£15k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY OF WORCESTER GYMNASTICS.

CITY OF WORCESTER GYMNASTICS income £397k
WORCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED income £379k
CULTURE WARRINGTON income £4.5m
WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY income £637k
WESSEX MUSEUMS TRUST income £488k
THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WORCESTERSHIRE HERITAGE, ART AND MUSEUMS	£334k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY OF WORCESTER GYMNASTICS FY2024	£397k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WORCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£379k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
CULTURE WARRINGTON FY2025	£4.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY FY2025	£637k	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
WESSEX MUSEUMS TRUST FY2025	£488k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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