Gilbert White & the Oates Collections

Analysis

Gilbert White & the Oates Collections is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alton. It was registered in November 2014, 12 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 09069349). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gilbert White & the Oates Collections reported income of £551k and spending of £522k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £671k to £551k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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, Gilbert White & the Oates Collections 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 Delight (£551k), North East Museums Development Trust (£551k) and Africa Oye (£550k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53% and trading 47%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.