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the roald dahl museum and story centre

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Activities & Mission

The charity furthers the education of the public in the art of literature and creativity by the provision and maintenance of a museum and literature centre based on the works of Roald Dahl. Its mission is to inspire in everyone a love of stories and creativity, particularly creative writing, using the Roald Dahl Archive, his stories and life.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£11,037,213
Latest Expenditure
£1,728,514

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 13.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 88.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 13.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £10,072,082
Charitable Activities £386,547
Other Trading £170,955
Investments £362,411
Other Income £45,218

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,533,335
Raising Funds £195,179
Governance £37,682
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£11,037,213£1,728,514£1,533,335£14,149,083£13,142,80434 / 0
2023£1,002,865£1,243,220£1,057,606£4,840,384£3,831,71732 / 0
2022£1,506,917£1,072,628£865,771£5,080,739£4,070,03829 / 0
2021£874,809£934,887£755,797£4,646,450£421,38534 / 0
2020£1,137,219£1,350,239£956,131£4,706,528£421,30342 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
The Roald Dahl Museum
81-83 High Street
GREAT MISSENDEN
Buckinghamshire
HP16 0AL
Registration Date
28 March 2001
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
3980855
Charity Number
1085853

Trustees

Lynda Heavey
Dr Sushma Sheevon Jansari
Isobel Hunter
Anthony Newton
Michael Murray-Fennell
Chriscilla Philogene
Louise Doughty
Sarah Realmuto
Tom MacAndrew

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • THE ROALD DAHL MUSEUM AND LITERATURE CENTRE
  • THE ROALD DAHL MUSEUM AND STORY CENTRE