THE HERTFORD MUSEUM CHARITY

Registered charity 312142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HERTFORD MUSEUM, HERTFORD MUSEUM CHARITY

Local history museum, exhibitions, events and childrens activities.

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Latest income

£276k

Latest spending

£255k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall surplus of £392,147 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a significant revaluation gain on its freehold property. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong financial position, although they acknowledge a large reliance on its major funder, Hertford Town Council, and the need to attract income from other sources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (62% of income)

“The museum received grants from Hertford Town Council totalling £172,278” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hertford Museum (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

Hertford Town Council — “At present, we receive an annual grant from Hertford Town Council which covers roughly half of this amount.” (source page)

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (27/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Edward Peasechair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alexandra Daar · trustee of 2 other charities
Ann Woodward
CHANTAL GEALL
Daniel James Chichester-Miles
JANE SARTIN
Justine Perry
Margaret Elder
Maura Connolly
Paul Kenneth Charles Wisbey · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£276k	£255k
31/03/2024	£234k	£250k
31/03/2023	£229k	£246k
31/03/2022	£263k	£194k
31/03/2021	£224k	£209k

Common questions

Is THE HERTFORD MUSEUM CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall surplus of £392,147 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a significant revaluation gain on its freehold property. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong financial position, although they acknowledge a large reliance on its major funder, Hertford Town Council, and the need to attract income from other sources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HERTFORD MUSEUM CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HERTFORD MUSEUM CHARITY as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS, THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS	FY2025	£1k	Pilgrim Trust Collection Care Audit
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976	FY2024	£1k	Museums and memorials
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976	FY2023	£1k	Museums and memorials
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976	FY2025	£500	Museums and memorials

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	29/04/2021	£10k	"Hertford is my Home"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/02/2015	£54k	"From Bull Plain to the Battlefields"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	27/11/2007	£985k	"Hertford Museum Development Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/10/2005	£29k	"Centenary Development Project: Phase 1 Planning and Preparation"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	05/08/2004	£1k	"This Registered Charity Would Use An Award To Organise A Temporary Exhibition Called 'Hertford'S Home Front', To Be Open From April To Decem"
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/07/2004	£10k	WW2 Exhibition