Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft
Analysis
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hassocks. It was registered in November 2008, 18 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 06670805). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft reported income of £577k and spending of £596k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £440k to £577k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Innovation Dance Studios Ltd (£576k), Eastside Educational Trust (£577k) and The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival Limited (£574k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 36%, donations and legacies 33% and trading 30%. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 30%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 40 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.
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
- Donations 33%
- Charitable activities 36%
- Trading 30%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
The objectives of Ditchling Museum are to actively collect, conserve, record, research and make publicly available original material essential to understanding the story and historical context of the artists and craftworkers who lived and worked in the area since 1900. These are to be achieved through the acquisition, organisation, preservation and interpretation of relevant and related objects.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Innovation Dance Studios Ltd | London | £576k |
| Eastside Educational Trust | London | £577k |
| The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival Limited | University of Huddersfield | £574k |
| Bath Festivals | Bath | £578k |