Friends of the Norwich Museums
Analysis
Friends of the Norwich Museums is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of the Norwich Museums reported income of £28k and spending of £21k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £28k to £28k (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Norwich Museums sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Catherines Hill Community Hall (£28k), Village Hall Compton Bassett (£29k) and Brimfield Village Hall (£28k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Friends of Norwich Museums has been set up to help & support the Norwich Museums to aquire, via gifting or purchasing for their collections objects of intrinsic historic & artisitc value, and thus improve the display of such exhibits the charity arranges various fund raising & encourages donations in order to be able to provide for grants & purchases of such items.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Catherines Hill Community Hall | Christchurch | £28k |
| Village Hall Compton Bassett | Wiltshire | £29k |
| Brimfield Village Hall | Ludlow | £28k |
| Dorset County Arts and Crafts Association | Weymouth | £29k |