AMERSHAM MUSEUM LIMITED

Registered charity 288865 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AMERSHAM MUSEUM, FRIENDS OF AMERSHAM MUSEUM

The object of the charity is to advance public education in relation to the history of Amersham and the surrounding area, principally by the operation of a museum.The charity owns the Amersham Museum which is situated at 49 and 51 High Street, Amersham, Bucks. It is open from Easter to the end of October.

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Latest income

£183k

Latest spending

£247k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £81,034 for the year, with total reserves standing at £2,212,427. The trustees acknowledge that the museum operates with an annual deficit on its core activities but note that investment income helps close this gap and that sufficient funds are held to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient cash to meet our normal commitments and no more (held: £2.2m)

“Our policy is to maintain sufficient cash to meet our normal commitments and no more.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Amersham Museum (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

Heritage Lottery Fund — “Link to Heritage Lottery Fund” (source page)
Southeast museum development program — “Link to Southeast museum development program” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Martin Gilbert John Daychair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alison Louise Ward Bailey
Jane Barnes
Janice Anne Sparkes
Jenifer Anne Cooper Baker
Kieran McPolin
Linda Kay Gould
Peter D Healy
Rosanna Charlotte Amar

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£183k	£247k
31/12/2023	£80k	£162k
31/12/2022	£212k	£166k
31/12/2021	£122k	£129k
31/12/2020	£82k	£104k

Common questions

Is AMERSHAM MUSEUM LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £81,034 for the year, with total reserves standing at £2,212,427. The trustees acknowledge that the museum operates with an annual deficit on its core activities but note that investment income helps close this gap and that sufficient funds are held to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AMERSHAM MUSEUM LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AMERSHAM MUSEUM LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	FY2024	£72k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	FY2025	£60k

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	12/05/2021	£9k	"Amersham's Retro Shop"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/09/2018	£8k	"Amersham's Women at War"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/02/2016	£83k	"The PeopleÂ’s Story of Amersham in the 20th Century"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	09/10/2012	£10k	"Metroland: the birth of Amersham-on-the-Hill"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/09/2003	£4k	"This Trust Runs A Museum And Raises Awareness Of Local History. This Project Is To Stage A Community Play About The Amersham Martyrs, With A"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	14/08/2000	£1k	"This group owns and runs the Amersham museum. They are putting on a play showing the history of Amersham. The award is for costume hire."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/06/2000	£70k	"Amersham Museum Extension"