Arundel Museum Society

Analysis

Arundel Museum Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bn18 9pa. It was registered in February 2011, 15 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 07492531). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Arundel Museum Society reported income of £64k and spending of £135k, spending 211% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £116k to £64k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 132% 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, Arundel Museum Society sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dewsbury Arts Group (£64k), Amesbury History Centre (£64k) and The Gavioli Organ Trust (£64k).

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.