THE FARMLAND MUSEUM

Registered charity 289555 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of the education of the public in the social and natural history, geology and archaeology of England with particular reference to agriculture and agricultural history in Cambridgeshire and the Fens.

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Latest income

£173k

Latest spending

£181k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £7,901 for the year, resulting in a deficit in its General Fund of £18,862. However, the unrestricted net current assets stood at £74,725, which the trustees note is higher than their reserves policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient cash to continue in business for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £75k)

“We have a stated reserves policy to hold current assets in the General Fund representing 3 months expenditure at the year end to cover the period between January and March when the museum is not open for visitors and income is effectively zero.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen George Archerchair
Christine Easterfield
Dr Fiona Moraig McMillan
Dr JANE RATA WILLIAMSON MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr ROBERT MICHAEL WILLIAMSON · trustee of 3 other charities
Samuel Oliver Venn
Vivienne Atkinson

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£173k	£181k
31/12/2023	£171k	£149k
31/12/2022	£178k	£130k
31/12/2021	£101k	£97k
31/12/2020	£89k	£57k

Common questions

Is THE FARMLAND MUSEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £7,901 for the year, resulting in a deficit in its General Fund of £18,862. However, the unrestricted net current assets stood at £74,725, which the trustees note is higher than their reserves policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient cash to continue in business for the next 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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	10/08/2020	£29k	"COVID19: The Farmland Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/06/2004	£89k	"Out and About"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	09/06/2000	£51k	"Learning Curve, Farmland Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/08/1996	£232k	"Farmland Museum"