Friends of the Red House Museum and Gardens

Analysis

Friends of the Red House Museum and Gardens is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Christchurch. It was registered in November 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of the Red House Museum and Gardens reported income of £38k and spending of £6,807, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,820 to £38k (+907%), an average of +78% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 345%. Over the whole period it spent 38% 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, Friends of the Red House Museum and Gardens 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 Bromley Symphony Orchestra (£38k), The Burgess Hill Musical Theatre Society (£38k) and The Mark Community Association (£38k).