The Robert Owen Memorial Museum
What it does
To maintain a museum dedicated to the life and work of Robert Owen, 1771-1858
Its charitable purposes
TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD CERTAIN PREMISES BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE HOUSE IN WHICH ROBERT OWEN WAS BORN AND TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE SAME OR ANY OTHER, AND TO FURNISH THE SAME WITH RELICS AND MEMORIALS OF A LITERARY WORKS BY ROBERT OWEN AND THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH HIM, THUS CONSTITUTING A MEMORIAL MUSEUM IN HIS AND THEIR MEMORY AND TO OPEN THE SAME FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 October 2025, it had income of £1,872 and spent £2,342.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £1,872 | £2,342 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2024 | £5,671 | £10,915 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2023 | £1,267 | £9,493 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2022 | £17,000 | £9,000 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 October 2021 | £18,326 | £11,562 | Not reported | 3 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 90%, from £18,326 in the year to 31 October 2021 to £1,872 in the year to 31 October 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 125% of its income in the year to 31 October 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 October 2021: £13,000 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Charles Rex ShaylerChair
- Colin Laker
- David Smith
- Dewi Hughes
- Norman Davies
- Patricia Ann Elizabeth Evans
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | 31 August 2026 | Received 17 May 2026, 106 days early | Not required |
| 31 October 2024 | 31 August 2025 | Received 19 August 2025, 12 days early | Not required |
| 31 October 2023 | 31 August 2024 | Received 21 August 2024, 10 days early | Not required |
| 31 October 2022 | 31 August 2023 | Received 6 August 2023, 25 days early | Not required |
| 31 October 2021 | 31 August 2022 | Received 4 August 2022, 27 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 513821
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 July 1983
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 OCTOBER 1928 as amended on 03 May 2019 as amended on 03 May 2019
- Company number
- 00234247This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.robertowenmuseum.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.