Chard & District Museum

Analysis

Chard & District Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chard. It was registered in July 2020, 6 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chard & District Museum reported income of £16k and spending of £37k, spending 229% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £52k to £16k (-69%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Chard & District Museum sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Engines Orchestra (£16k), Shirley's Bone and Flint Mill Volunteers (£16k) and Historic Ryde Society (£16k).