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Activities & Mission

The Bowes Museum has an attractive programme of permanent and temporary displays and exhibitions, interpretation and educational events, special events, family activities and outreach work.

Fundraising

See where The Bowes Museum is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,312,215
Latest Expenditure
£3,306,053

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 50.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 65.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 38.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £397,378
Charitable Activities £2,062,585
Other Trading £945,146
Investments £182,029
Other Income £725,077

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,161,703
Raising Funds £1,144,350
Governance £114,450
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,312,215£3,306,053£2,161,703£14,151,857£573,47981 / 90
2023£2,214,893£2,498,950£1,519,605£13,132,819£593,93877 / 49
2022£2,988,885£2,653,493£1,817,669£13,870,248£860,52768 / 25
2021£2,085,666£1,911,096£1,309,707£13,105,621£386,65486 / 90
2020£2,794,297£2,482,560£1,551,929£12,384,887£77,41986 / 90

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
The Bowes Museum
Newgate
Barnard Castle
DL12 8NP
Registration Date
1 March 2000
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
3967634
Charity Number
1079639

Trustees

Peter Mothersill
Dr Ken Partington
Dr Steve Howell
Eliot Smith
Deborah Corbett
Alison Thain
Rebecca Jane Blackwood
Jennie Collingwood
Gordon Morrison
Christina Pascoe
Michelle Brown
Jennifer Frances

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