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avoncroft museum of historic buildings

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Avoncroft Museum Of Historic Buildings is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Bromsgrove and operates in Birmingham City, Coventry City, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Avoncroft is a museum of historic buildings rescued from imminent destruction and carefully rebuilt on an open-air site near Bromsgrove in the north of Worcestershire. Our principal aim isTo inspire enthusiasm for and understanding of the history of building as illustrated at Avoncroft, and the relationship of people with the buildings they constructed and in which they lived and worked.

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£518,668
Latest Expenditure
£587,246

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 82.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 72.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 28.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £119,966
Charitable Activities £226,951
Other Trading £168,678
Investments £3,073
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £428,360
Raising Funds £158,886
Governance £5,984
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£518,668£587,246£428,360£856,417£10,37823 / 110
2023£531,280£569,829£418,613£924,995£94,49019 / 90
2022£473,535£537,2720 / 90
2021£471,986£435,8610 / 90
2020£649,418£398,570£398,570£996,407£163,46130 / 105

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers