THE MUSEUM OF EAST ASIAN ART

Registered charity 328725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MUSEUM OF FAR EASTERN ANTIQUITIES

We are the only museum in the UK solely dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of East and Southeast Asian arts and cultures. We collect, preserve and exhibit artefacts from this region. We strive to be accessible to as wide an audience as possible through encouraging education, creativity, dialogue and research, and delivering a wide programme of rich learning and cultural experiences.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM & ELSEWHERE. 2. THE ADVANCEMENT, PROMOTION & DEVELOPMENT OF & ASSISTANCE WITH RESEARCH & EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM & ELSEWHERE IN THE FIELDS OF FINE ART, HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY & THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. 3. ANY OTHER PURPOSE OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £254,091, which the directors consider adequate to meet operational outgoings of between three and six months. The charity reports a net movement in funds of £285,617 for the year, driven by significant investment income and gains, resulting in total fund balances of £8,666,054.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Ferguson Maidment & Co.. 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• ANNE Elizabeth SHEPHERDchair
• ANNE HSIU-CHI PERNG
• Anthony Nigel Clifton Griffiths · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christine Mary Gore
• Dr Theresa Frances Munford
• Rosemary Elspeth Scott · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stuart Duncan Balmer

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

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Government & lottery funding

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