Deal Maritime and Local History Museum

Analysis

Deal Maritime and Local History Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Deal Maritime and Local History Museum reported income of £18k and spending of £13k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £18k (+7.4%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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, Deal Maritime and Local History Museum sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harrow Decorative and Fine Arts Society (£18k), South Cumbria Musical Festival Association (£18k) and Bembridge Village Hall Management Commitee (£18k).