Narberth Museum Limited
What it does
Narberth Museum undertook the restoration of The Bonded Stores enabling the Trust to develop its educational and community work.The Museum provides permanent and temporary exhibitions, an education service, research facilities for local and family historians and a varied programme of talks and events.It continues to involve itself in the architectural heritage of the area.
Its charitable purposes
(1)TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE IN AND AROUND NARBERTH AND OF WALES, THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE THAT MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND NARBERTH IN BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ANY STRUCTURE OR ERECTION, AND ANY PART OF A BUILDING AS SO DEFINED) OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST AND IN PARTICULAR THE BONDED STORES, CHURCH STREET, NARBERTH.(2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE IN AND AROUND NARBERTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOREGOING BY (I) THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM TO COLLECT, DOCUMENT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET MATERIAL, EVIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION PREDOMINANTLY OF LOCAL INTEREST FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND (II) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE WITHIN THAT MUSEUM (AND ELSEWHERE) OF FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE IN AND AROUND NARBERTH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR HISTORY, HERITAGE AND CULTURE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Pembrokeshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Narberth.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £100,084 and spent £128,591.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £100,084 | £128,591 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2024 | £197,572 | £242,209 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2023 | £72,679 | £119,688 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2022 | £61,257 | £113,397 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2021 | £86,389 | £103,203 | Not reported | 20 |
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
- Up 16%, from £86,389 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £100,084 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 128% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 5 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £13,834 from 4 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £13,834 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £125,368 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £5,091 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £19,407 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £41,599 from 15 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2009, worth at least £1,240,820.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£1,217,200, 5 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£3,620, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2020 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £15,600 |
| 28 Jun 2018 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £59,100 |
| 15 Sept 2017 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £20,000 |
| 16 Dec 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £3,620 |
| 28 Jan 2016 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £71,700 |
| 27 Jun 2014 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £9,200 |
| 18 Mar 2009 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £1,061,600 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 3 payments to this charity worth £125,368 between 15 June 2023 and 13 October 2023.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £125,368 | 3 | 2023/24 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
11 September 2024
Named in a written question from Paul Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning.
…sers, funding of sector support organisations to undertake projects and programmes of benefit to the sector, and capital grants. For example, Narberth Museum, was awarded £125,565.92 through the Transformation Capital Grant scheme in 2023/24. In addition, Cadw has funded 16 projects for heritage sit…
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Pauline GriffithsChair
- Elaine Susan Lidgate
- Emma Lewis
- Jane Ashbridge
- Mark Thomas
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 27 January 2026, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 24 January 2025, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 23 January 2024, 8 days early | Received 23 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 24 January 2023, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 25 January 2022, 6 days early | Received 25 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 519783
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 March 1988
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 DECEMBER 1987 AS AMENDED ON 21 JULY 2005.
- Company number
- 02208841This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.narberthmuseum.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Pembrokeshire
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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.