The Halesworth and District Museum

Analysis

The Halesworth and District Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halesworth. It was registered in June 2019, 7 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 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, The Halesworth and District Museum reported income of £39k and spending of £35k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £50k to £39k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, The Halesworth and District Museum sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Tunbridge Wells Choral Society (£39k), Lane End Youth & Community Centre Association (£39k) and Rauf R Denktas Turkish School (£39k).