DEAN HERITAGE MUSEUM TRUST
The museum of the Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire.
Latest income
£603k
Latest spending
£470k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2024
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased to £848,023, with unrestricted reserves at £466,704. The charity reported a net income of £132,969 for the year, supported by significant grant income and trading activities. The trustees noted the organization is working to ensure a sustainable financial future.
What the accounts disclose
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Total income
£603k
Total spending
£470k
Cost of raising funds
£80k
Reserves (reported)
£451k
Employees
29
Trustees
- Robert Iain Bairdchair
- Alison Breton
- CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL MILES
- Mark Edwards
- Simon Charles Phelps
- Thomas Frederick Cotterell
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £603k | £470k |
| 31/12/2023 | £556k | £444k |
| 31/12/2022 | £555k | £374k |
| 31/12/2021 | £356k | £255k |
| 31/12/2020 | £225k | £220k |
Common questions
Is DEAN HERITAGE MUSEUM TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £848,023, with unrestricted reserves at £466,704. The charity reported a net income of £132,969 for the year, supported by significant grant income and trading activities. The trustees noted the organization is working to ensure a sustainable financial future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/12/2024 | £164k | "Dean Heritage Centre – Investing in the Past, Present and Future" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/04/2020 | £20k | "COVID19:Dean Heritage Museum Trust" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/05/2014 | £10k | "Home Front Dean - Life in the Forest of Dean during the First World War" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 09/03/2010 | £131k | "Dennis Potter Heritage Project" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/03/2005 | £5k | "A Community Exhibition Gallery Will Be Established For Community Groups To 'Tell Their Own Stories And Histories In Their Own Way'." |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/03/2001 | £84k | "Foresters and the Forest of Dean" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 08/12/2000 | £400k | "Dean Heritage Centre" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £92k |
| THE PILGRIM TRUST | 1 | £37k |
| Friends of the Nations' Libraries | 1 | £18k |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS | 1 | £5k |
| THE EXETER CANAL AND QUAY TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £4k |
| THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- DEAN FOREST RAILWAY SOCIETY
- FOREST OF DEAN GYMNASTIC CLUB
- THE SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUST
- FOREST OF DEAN COMMUNITY CHURCH
- FOREST OF DEAN CHILDREN'S OPPORTUNITY CENTRE
- BRISTOL MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN HERITAGE MUSEUM TRUST | £603k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DEAN FOREST RAILWAY SOCIETY | £118k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FOREST OF DEAN GYMNASTIC CLUB | £304k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUST | £5.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FOREST OF DEAN COMMUNITY CHURCH | £341k | £20,001 - £30,000 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| FOREST OF DEAN CHILDREN'S OPPORTUNITY CENTRE | £279k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |