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the holburne museum

The charity supports the general public. The Holburne 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 Bath and operates in Bath And North East Somerset.


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

Provision and operation of museum of fine and decorative arts with at its heart the collection of Sir William Holburne. The Holburne Museum stages international exhibitions and other projects involving fine and decorative arts of all periods and is admired for its dynamic displays, vibrant learning and community engagement programme and innovative interpretation.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,569,152
Latest Expenditure
£2,250,861

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 56.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 64.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 36.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,543,244
Charitable Activities £609,462
Other Trading £290,667
Investments £8,654
Other Income £117,125

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,439,840
Raising Funds £811,021
Governance £15,450
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,569,152£2,250,861£1,439,840£13,929,432£700,00023 / 300
2023£2,242,185£2,447,016£2,243,306£13,242,283£1,284,23120 / 300
2022£1,886,454£1,832,531£1,604,712£13,159,863£1,524,42420 / 300
2021£1,671,909£1,759,595£1,644,120£12,527,190£691,54915 / 252
2020£1,998,665£1,486,458£1,361,609£12,075,344£735,26715 / 211

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers