DITCHLING MUSEUM OF ART + CRAFT

Charity number: 1126970
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objectives of Ditchling Museum are to actively collect, conserve, record, research and make publicly available original material essential to understanding the story and historical context of the artists and craftworkers who lived and worked in the area since 1900. These are to be achieved through the acquisition, organisation, preservation and interpretation of relevant and related objects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£576,875

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Donations and legacies £190.65k
Charitable activities £210.48k
Other trading activities £174.53k
Investments £1.22k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£596,490

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Raising funds £193.38k
Charitable activities £403.12k
Other £0

£3 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £190,653 from 2 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £193.38k
Charitable expenditure £403.12k

People

9 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 November 2008: Standard registration
  • 08 July 2025: Funds received from 1127904 DITCHLING MUSEUM FRIENDS' ASSOCIATION
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • DITCHLING MUSEUM TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
06670805 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Doone Trustee 13 March 2025
None on record
Dr Hope Wolf Trustee 19 September 2024
None on record
Philippa Helen Hobson Trustee 14 September 2023
None on record
Joanna May Myles Trustee 14 September 2023
None on record
Mathew Stuart Clayton Trustee 14 September 2023
None on record
Isilda Pereira Almeida Trustee 09 June 2022
None on record
Gavin Ambrose Trustee 10 December 2019
None on record
Ashley Knowles Trustee 10 December 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £439.86k £363.01k £343.98k £449.18k £576.88k
Total expenditure £382.97k £404.45k £521.50k £563.49k £596.49k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £98.00k N/A N/A N/A £190.65k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £190.65k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £174.53k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £210.48k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.22k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £403.12k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £193.38k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £47.76k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £2.10m
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £91.26k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £19.56k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 13 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 13 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 17 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/08/2008 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/07/2013

Charitable objects

1 A TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM IN DITCHLING; B TO FORM ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT AND TO AID IN THE FORMATION ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE COMPANIES, INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, TRUSTS OR SOCIETIES FORMED FOR OBJECTS SIMILAR TO THE OBJECTS SET OUT ABOVE. 2 TO PROMOTE OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN DITCHLING AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

DITCHLING AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft
Lodge Hill Lane
Ditchling
HASSOCKS
BN6 8SP
Phone:
01273844744
Email:
enquiries@ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk
Website:

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