Brixham Heritage Museum & History Society

Analysis

Brixham Heritage Museum & History Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brixham. It was registered in March 1965, 61 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 trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Brixham Heritage Museum & History Society reported income of £56k and spending of £50k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £48k to £56k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Brixham Heritage Museum & History Society sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Book Music & Lyrics (£56k), St Albans Musical Museum Society (£56k) and Civic Voice (£56k).