Pannett Art Gallery and Whitby Museum

Analysis

Pannett Art Gallery and Whitby Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in July 1964, 62 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 buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Pannett Art Gallery and Whitby Museum reported income of £90k and spending of £60k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £50k to £90k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 394%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Pannett Art Gallery and Whitby Museum sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marlborough Literature Festival (£90k), Risby Village Hall Charity Trust (£90k) and Ashwick Village Hall and Recreation Ground (£90k).