Lyme Regis Philpot Museum Trust Limited

Analysis

Lyme Regis Philpot Museum Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lyme Regis. It was registered in September 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02855423). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lyme Regis Philpot Museum Trust Limited reported income of £430k and spending of £429k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £243k to £430k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Lyme Regis Philpot Museum Trust Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust (£430k), Engaged Events UK Limited (£430k) and Citrus Arts (£429k).