The Museum of Richmond

Analysis

The Museum of Richmond is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02048888). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Museum of Richmond reported income of £151k and spending of £135k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £133k to £151k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Museum of Richmond sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Comhaltas in Britain (£151k), Youth Association South Yorkshire (£151k) and The Friends of the Petrie Museum (£151k).