Friends of Bushey Museum

Analysis

Friends of Bushey Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Friends of Bushey Museum reported income of £24k and spending of £13k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income fell from £28k to £24k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of Bushey Museum sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daventry Choral Society (£24k), City Chamber Choir (£24k) and Civic Hall Association Woodley (£24k).