East Grinstead Museum

Analysis

East Grinstead Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Grinstead. It was registered in February 2017, 9 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, East Grinstead Museum reported income of £36k and spending of £54k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £41k to £36k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 155% 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, East Grinstead Museum sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The London Symphony Chorus Endowment Fund (£36k), The Commonwealth Resounds (£36k) and The T E Lawrence Society (£36k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.