RIBCHESTER MUSEUM OF ROMAN ANTIQUITIES

Registered charity 510490 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIBCHESTER ROMAN MUSEUM

Ribchester Roman museum is in demand as an educational resource. It has one of the most educational and informative Roman displays in the northwest and a collection of Roman artefacts unrivalled in Lancashire, many of these artefacts have been recovered from archaeological excavations in Ribchester. It has educational, research and storage facilities. The museum is administered by a governing char

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Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss for the year of £5,089.59, reducing its total resources from £48,694.00 to £43,604.41. The shop operation contributed a net loss of £2,486.16, while admissions and other income provided the primary revenue streams. The trustees have not disclosed a specific reserves policy target or any material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£45k£50k
31/03/2024£52k£54k
31/03/2023£47k£52k
31/03/2022£44k£41k
31/03/2021£42k£38k

Common questions

Is RIBCHESTER MUSEUM OF ROMAN ANTIQUITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss for the year of £5,089.59, reducing its total resources from £48,694.00 to £43,604.41. The shop operation contributed a net loss of £2,486.16, while admissions and other income provided the primary revenue streams. The trustees have not disclosed a specific reserves policy target or any material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/06/1999£171k"Ribchester Roman Museum Development Scheme"