The Frome Museum

Analysis

The Frome Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02377177). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Frome Museum reported income of £39k and spending of £38k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £75k to £39k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, The Frome Museum sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saltaire Community Festival (£39k), Staffordshire Historic Churches Trust (£39k) and 384th Bombardment Group Museum (£39k).