THE DICKENS HOUSE AND THE DICKENS HOUSE FUND

Registered charity 212172 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARLES DICKENS MUSEUM

Latest income

£982k

Latest spending

£972k

Registered

1963

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£982k

Total spending

£972k

Cost of raising funds

£212k

Reserves (reported)

£539k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

The Charles Dickens Museum Limited

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£982k	£972k
31/03/2024	£916k	£944k
31/03/2023	£747k	£995k
31/03/2022	£843k	£697k
31/03/2021	£811k	£675k

Common questions

Who funds THE DICKENS HOUSE AND THE DICKENS HOUSE FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DICKENS HOUSE AND THE DICKENS HOUSE FUND as a grant recipient include NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND, Friends of the Nations' Libraries.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND	FY2024	£2k
Friends of the Nations' Libraries	FY2025	£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	05/03/2025	£44k	"Please Take Your Seats: Exploring Dickens and Performance"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/06/2020	£185k	"COVID19: Charles Dickens Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/04/2015	£65k	"Building on Great Expectations"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/11/2009	£2.5m	"Great Expectations."