Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

JANE AUSTEN'S HOUSE MUSEUM

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE STUDY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, ESPECIALLY THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN, INCLUDING THE MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM IN THE HOUSE IN CHAWTON, HAMPSHIRE THAT WAS HER HOME FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS OF HER LIFE
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,849,136 available, equivalent to 75 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£603£453£150£16£2,853£2,84975.51745
31/12/22£1,217£725£492£9£2,703£2,67944.31540
31/12/21£481£522£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£752£433£319£3£2,252£2,19360.71552
31/12/19£423£500£-77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£446£417£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£703£668£34£5£1,981£1,27722.9160
31/12/16?£850£734£116£355£1,947£1,09717.980
30/06/15£622£511£111£269£1,831£99623.460

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 75.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 18 months
Quick Ratio: 12.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years

www.jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk

enquiries@jahmusm.org.uk

0142083262

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Jane Austen's House Museum
£92,000 13/03/2018
Building the strategic, operational and income generating functions at the Jane Austen House Museum
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Jane Austen's House Museum
£62,000 13/09/2016
Piecing together Jane Austen: Her Chawton legacy 200 years on
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Jane Austen's House Museum
£191,600 30/09/2014
The Jane Austen Bicentenary Collections Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Jane Austen's House Museum
£10,000 07/06/2013
Building funding opportunities at Jane Austen's House Museum

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANNABEL MARY PARTRIDGE Appointed: 2020
  • ANNE ELIZABETH YOUNG Appointed: 2022
  • ELIZABETH SU-KIM SCOTT Appointed: 2022
  • GEOFFREY DAVID MARSH Appointed: 2022
  • ISABEL MARY ROSE HUGHES (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • ISABELLA MEAD Appointed: 2022
  • KEITH ANTHONY HARRISON Appointed: 2023
  • LOUISA FRANCES SWEE LIN PRICE Appointed: 2022
  • REBECCA BARDEN Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2014, number: 1156458
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

JANE AUSTENS HOUSE
WINCHESTER ROAD
CHAWTON
ALTON
GU34 1SD

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE STUDY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, ESPECIALLY THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN. ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS WILL INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE HOUSE AT CHAWTON, HAMPSHIRE THAT WAS JANE AUSTEN’S HOME FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS OF HER LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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