The Norton Priory Museum Trust Limited

Analysis

The Norton Priory Museum Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Runcorn. It was registered in January 1976, 50 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01232182). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Norton Priory Museum Trust Limited reported income of £734k and spending of £698k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £596k to £734k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Norton Priory Museum Trust Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newlyn Art Gallery Limited (£734k), Royal Institute of Navigation (£734k) and Generating Genius (£732k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, donations and legacies 20%, trading 13% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £220k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.