Minehead Museum

Analysis

Minehead Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Minehead. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Minehead Museum reported income of £23k and spending of £6,086, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £35k to £23k (-33%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 17% 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, Minehead Museum sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Management Committee of the Raven Meols Community Centre (£23k), Down Ampney Village Hall (£23k) and Worthen Village Hall and Recreation Ground (£23k).