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Jane Austen's House Museum

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1156458
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 3, 2026. Filing history
Registered
March 31, 2014
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Jane Austens House
Winchester Road
Chawton
Alton
GU34 1SD

Activities

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

Objects: 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.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Hampshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 June 3, 2026On time £1,990,633 £1,161,192 £3,619,464 18
Dec. 31, 2024 July 24, 2025On time £1,011,796 £1,074,977 £2,790,023 18
Dec. 31, 2023 Aug. 29, 2024On time £603,311 £453,135 £2,853,204 17
Dec. 31, 2022 Sept. 29, 2023On time £1,217,135 £725,205 £2,703,028 15
Dec. 31, 2021 Aug. 17, 2022On time £481,062 £522,024 - -
Dec. 31, 2020 Sept. 13, 2021 £752,010 £433,129 £2,252,060 15

Trustees

Name Appointed
Louisa Frances Swee Lin Price (Chair) Feb. 16, 2022
Annabel Mary Partridge Sept. 9, 2020
Anne Elizabeth Young April 13, 2022
Davina Wai Ting Levy Feb. 25, 2026
Elizabeth Su-Kim Scott April 13, 2022
Geoffrey David Marsh Feb. 16, 2022
Isabella Mead Feb. 16, 2022
Keith Anthony Harrison Dec. 6, 2023
Louise Jane Kergoat May 21, 2026