Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery Limited
Analysis
Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 05370758). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery Limited reported income of £341k and spending of £624k, spending 183% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £950k to £341k (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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, Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meadow Arts (£341k), Leeds Lieder + (£342k) and Haverhill Community Trust (£340k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The charity seeks to educate the public by the establishment and maintenance of a museum for items of historical and archaeological interest, archives, photographs, flora and fauna and arts and crafts especially those relating to the town of Petersfield and the surrounding area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Meadow Arts | Hereford | £341k |
| Leeds Lieder + | Leeds | £342k |
| Haverhill Community Trust | Haverhill | £340k |
| The Friends of the Church of St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove | Bromsgrove | £342k |