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brantwood (john ruskin memorial trust)

The charity supports the general public. Brantwood (john Ruskin Memorial Trust) 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 Coniston and operates in Cumbria.


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

To administer Brantwood as a permanent memorial to John Ruskin and as a museum, to which members of the public shall have access, containing collections of drawings, books and objects of interest connected with John Ruskin; and as a place of study and recreation for students, teachers and professors and such other members of the public as may from time to time be approved bythe Management Trustees

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£846,743
Latest Expenditure
£689,328

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 81.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 11.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £540,302
Charitable Activities £177,690
Other Trading £126,863
Investments £1,888
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £689,328
Raising Funds £0
Governance £81,268
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2023£846,743£689,328£689,328£1,948,909£1,142,32321 / 8
2022£597,103£556,703£536,349£1,791,494£299,19318 / 6
2021£405,164£463,8130 / 4
2020£576,607£357,465£355,571£1,809,743£397,95213 / 4
2019£578,801£487,777£443,033£1,550,890£8,82013 / 6

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers