Ribchester Museum of Roman Antiquities

Analysis

Ribchester Museum of Roman Antiquities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ribchester Museum of Roman Antiquities reported income of £45k and spending of £50k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £42k to £45k (+7.4%), an average of +1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Ribchester Museum of Roman Antiquities sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sherborne Literary Society (£45k), War Memorial Hall at Platt (£45k) and Anson Museum Trust Limited (£45k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.