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the priest's house museum trust

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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

Details

Address
MUSEUM TRUST
23-29 HIGH STREET
WIMBORNE MINSTER
DORSET
BH21 1HR
Registration Date
10 March 1998
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
3939181
Charity Number
1068540

Trustees

Sara Louise Marshall
Susan Anne Cook
Jeremy Francis Mills
Mario Roncaglia
VANESSA ANNE JOSEPH
David Morgan
Sarah Newman
Jonathan Charles Greenwood
Susan Anne Revill

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