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Keswick Museum and Art Gallery Management Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1156330KeswickArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£487k2026-01-31
Spending£443ksame year
Spent / received89%5-year average
Size in its cause92nd pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2014Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Keswick Museum and Art Gallery Management Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Keswick. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06051644). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery Management Limited reported income of £487k and spending of £443k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £283k to £487k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery Management Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake District Foundation (£487k), School Library Association (£487k) and Theatr Iolo Ltd (£486k).

Income and spending

£0£122k£244k£365k£487k2022 Income: £283,4982022 Spending: £208,31920222023 Income: £486,4022023 Spending: £259,08920232024 Income: £197,0832024 Spending: £329,53620242025 Income: £287,3312025 Spending: £316,26520252026 Income: £487,0592026 Spending: £442,7612026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE AT THE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY FACILITIES AND PREMISES TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF KESWICK AND THE SURROUNDING REGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Lake District FoundationKendal£487k
School Library AssociationHampshire£487k
Theatr Iolo LtdCardiff£486k
Mayfield Grammar School GravesendGravesend£488k