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eureka the national children's museum

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Eureka The National Children's Museum 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 Halifax and operates in Calderdale and Wirral.


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 promote, maintain and advance public education by the promotion, establishment and maintenance of a museum or museums for children. It operates as a children's museum providing interactive educational exhibits and programmed workshops designed to increase child awareness, curiosity, understanding and enjoyment of the world in which we live.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,149,842
Latest Expenditure
£6,820,981

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 103.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 78.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £560,128
Charitable Activities £2,623,766
Other Trading £1,885,858
Investments £80,090
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,317,834
Raising Funds £0
Governance £61,369
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £1,503,147

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,149,842£6,820,981£5,317,834£14,885,992£411,579165 / 10
2023£5,352,688£6,497,735£5,263,547£16,499,145£990,908150 / 20
2022£7,852,854£3,867,527£3,162,211£17,542,099£990,906100 / 0
2021£8,804,515£2,565,308£2,164,979£13,364,848£655,65771 / 0
2020£3,582,673£3,572,015£2,702,591£7,090,479£297,675131 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers