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the priest's house museum trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. The Priest's House Museum Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Dorset and operates in Dorset.


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

The Museum saves, cares for and uses local heritage artefacts to tell the story of the people of East Dorset. The Museum offers an extensive learning programme with family activities and children's events regularly organised throughout the year. A regular temporary exhibition programme shares local stories and history. The Priest's House Museum Trust trades as the Museum of East Dorset.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£312,555
Latest Expenditure
£471,865

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 69.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 8.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £147,987
Charitable Activities £28,137
Other Trading £0
Investments £114
Other Income £434,661

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £426,835
Raising Funds £36,419
Governance £3,975
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£312,555£471,8650 / 120
2023£359,977£334,6080 / 120
2022£296,410£473,3760 / 100
2021£610,899£463,254£426,835£2,561,293£1,075,6368 / 150
2020£745,201£303,297£292,999£2,413,648£113,6946 / 135

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers