HERSCHEL HOUSE TRUST
Registered charity 298295 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HERSCHEL MUSEUM
The Trust maintains a museum at 19 New King Street, Bath, where William Herschel lived and from where he discovered the planet Uranus. The Trust owns the property comprising 19 New King Street and is actively involved in the provision of education of the public about the life and times of William Herschel and about astronomy generally.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased to £491,844, with unrestricted reserves standing at £337,853. The trustees report that the financial position is satisfactory and anticipate no difficulty in meeting immediate obligations, despite noting that current unrestricted funds may not be sufficient to meet all future maintenance requirements. The charity generated a net unrestricted surplus of £19,534 for the year, driven by investment gains.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £338k; policy: sufficient to cover the impact of a loss of fifty percent of annual income, plus a designated fund to cover future maintenance costs)
“As disclosed fully in note 16 the current level of unrestricted funds totalling £318,319 may not be sufficient to meet all future maintenance requirements.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
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Is HERSCHEL HOUSE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £491,844, with unrestricted reserves standing at £337,853. The trustees report that the financial position is satisfactory and anticipate no difficulty in meeting immediate obligations, despite noting that current unrestricted funds may not be sufficient to meet all future maintenance requirements. The charity generated a net unrestricted surplus of £19,534 for the year, driven by investment gains. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming LLP.
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