Huguenot Heritage Centre
Analysis
Huguenot Heritage Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochester. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08716250). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Huguenot Heritage Centre reported income of £232k and spending of £170k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £177k to £232k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Huguenot Heritage Centre sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids in Museums (£232k), Cholsey and Wallingford Railway Preservation Society (£233k) and The Cinema Museum (£232k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Operating and developing a Huguenot Heritage Centre [i.e. the Huguenot Museum] at 95 High Street, Rochester, ME1 1LX; promoting interest in, and knowledge of, Huguenot heritage; and holding, managing and conserving Huguenot and Huguenot-related collections and archives and making them publicly available for the purpose of viewing and research and the publication of the results of that research.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kids in Museums | London | £232k |
| Cholsey and Wallingford Railway Preservation Society | Oxfordshire | £233k |
| The Cinema Museum | London | £232k |
| The Author's Foundation | London | £233k |