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Friends of Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1092339ArundelEnvironment and conservation
Income£25k2025-12-31
Spending£15ksame year
Spent / received42%5-year average
Size in its cause62nd pctEnvironment and conservation
Registered2002Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Friends of Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Arundel. It was registered in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre reported income of £25k and spending of £15k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £163k to £25k (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Downham Trust (£25k), The Banbury Steam Society (£25k) and Llandrindod Wells Spa Town Trust Limited (£25k).

Income and spending

£0£41k£81k£122k£163k2021 Income: £162,5542021 Spending: £12,99720212022 Income: £33,1132022 Spending: £26,71520222023 Income: £19,1692023 Spending: £44,90720232024 Income: £24,3162024 Spending: £12,48320242025 Income: £24,7072025 Spending: £14,5992025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Friends was established to support and assist the Museum and to promote its use and enjoyment by the public in co-operation with its Trustees and Director. The Friends receive funds by donations, legacies and fund raising events. All funds may only be used for making grants to the Museum and for the proper expenses of administering the Friends.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Downham TrustClitheroe£25k
The Banbury Steam SocietyOxfordshire£25k
Llandrindod Wells Spa Town Trust LimitedLlandrindod Wells£25k
British Enginemen Steam Preservation SocietyHarrow£25k