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the dickens house and the dickens house fund

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Activities & Mission

The preservation of the last remaining house in London of Charles Dickens as well as a substantial collection of material relating to his life and work, and operating a museum to make these available for educational purposes to the general public, scholars and researchers.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£916,218
Latest Expenditure
£944,159

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 77.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 74.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 26.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £78,649
Charitable Activities £531,596
Other Trading £293,406
Investments £12,567
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £706,997
Raising Funds £237,162
Governance £12,642
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£916,218£944,159£706,997£5,508,314£538,82217 / 48
2023£747,204£994,550£810,954£5,529,742£522,04917 / 49
2022£842,966£697,459£583,948£5,781,469£725,40022 / 62
2021£810,859£674,585£591,730£5,630,413£457,86016 / 57
2020£867,168£760,635£657,381£5,489,624£255,39520 / 115

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Charles Dickens Museum
48-49 Doughty Street
LONDON
WC1N 2LX
Registration Date
6 February 1963
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
212172
Charity Number
212172

Trustees

The Charles Dickens Museum Limited

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • CHARLES DICKENS MUSEUM