THE FAN MUSEUM

Registered charity 295303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the public with particular regard to fans, fan making and the history and development thereof.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO FANS AND FAM MAKING AND THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT THEREOF.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained strong net assets of £6.3m with unrestricted funds of £5.6m, despite reporting a net deficit of £24k for the year. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future and noted that unrestricted liquid funds amounted to £449k at year-end.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Affinia (Stratford). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02057180 · Financial health read from its filings

Funders the charity credits

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

• Arts Council England — “Our award-winning Museum is small-scale, Independent, and accredited by Arts Council England.” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HOPE, Neil Peter — director, appointed 20/04/2026not on trustee list
• BLOCK, Ian Michael — director, appointed 28/01/2026not on trustee list
• VAN DER MERWE, Pieter Thomas, Dr — director, appointed 07/11/2023not on trustee list
• BARNES, Timothy Paul — director, appointed 18/06/2023on trustee list
• BURNETT, Timothy Adrian John — director, appointed 11/02/2016on trustee list
• MAYOR, Susan — director, appointed 01/04/2003not on trustee list
• ALEXANDER, Helene Esther — directornot on trustee list
• KUHN, Kate — secretary, appointed 20/10/2013

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• TIMOTHY BARNESchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr PIETER THOMAS VAN DER MERWE · trustee of 2 other charities
• HELENE ESTHER ALEXANDER FRSA MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Michael Block
• Neil Peter Hope
• SUSAN MORDAUNT-CROOK
• TIMOTHY ADRIAN JOHN BURNETT

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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