DARTMOUTH MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 306635 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DARTMOUTH MUSEUM, DARTMOUTH MUSEUM ACCOCIATION, FRIENDS OF THE DARTMOUTH BOROUGH MUSEUM, FRIENDS OF THE DARTMOUTH MUSEUM ACCOCIATION

Up to 10,000 visitors a year since reopened Henley Collection. Upgraded Maritime history room reopened for 2010. Dartmouth's social and WW II story in 2011. Upgraded shop 2020. Accreditation 2008, 2011 and 2018. Talks in winter. Mayflower gallery Oct 2021. Outreach activities, schools/adults. Jesse Room (ceiling Tree of Jesse) during opening hours. Open 6 days a week all year bar 3 public hols.

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Latest income

£51k

Latest spending

£50k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £2,779.26 for the year ended 31 January 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Total assets and reserves stand at £82,538.95, which the trustees confirm is more than adequate to cover 12 months of operation. The trustees note that business conditions remain challenging but report successful consolidation of financial and operational positions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael Raymond Rowleychair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Williams
Dr Jane Elizabeth Harrold PhD BA MA
Dr RICHARD PORTER PhD · trustee of 2 other charities
Iain McCall
Jonathan Turner · trustee of 1 other charity
Mr SPENCER WIGLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Penelope Rowley · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Howell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2026	£51k	£50k
31/01/2025	£57k	£71k
31/01/2024	£57k	£71k
31/01/2023	£42k	£43k
31/01/2022	£50k	£36k

Common questions

Is DARTMOUTH MUSEUM ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £2,779.26 for the year ended 31 January 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Total assets and reserves stand at £82,538.95, which the trustees confirm is more than adequate to cover 12 months of operation. The trustees note that business conditions remain challenging but report successful consolidation of financial and operational positions. Its FY2025 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	21/09/2005	£50k	"Project Dartmouth Discovery"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	30/01/2002	£878	"This museum will use the award to set up a Golden Jubilee exhibition."