# EUREKA THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 292758
- **Other names:** THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 8, 1985
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=292758


## Contact

- **Address:** DISCOVERY ROAD, HALIFAX
- **Postcode:** HX1 2NE
- **Phone:** 01422330069
- **Email:** info@eureka.org.uk
- **Website:** www.eureka.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION, ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM OR MUSEUMS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

**Activities:** To promote, maintain and advance public education by the promotion, establishment and maintenance of a museum or museums for children.  It operates as a children's museum providing interactive educational exhibits and programmed workshops designed to increase child awareness, curiosity, understanding and enjoyment of the world in which we live.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Calderdale
- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £5149842 | £6820981 | £14885992 | 165 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £5352688 | £6497735 | £16499145 | 150 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £7852854 | £3867527 | £17542099 | 100 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £8804515 | £2565308 | £13364848 | 71 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £3582673 | £3572015 | £7090479 | 131 |



## Trustees

- Alan Evans — appointed June 27, 2025
- Kirsty Ellen Louise Ward — appointed March 4, 2022
- Leigh-Anne Stradeski
- Nicholas Woodrow — appointed June 27, 2025
- Rachael Maya Palmer — appointed Oct. 13, 2025
- Shagufta Sharif — appointed March 4, 2022
- Susannah Astbury — appointed June 27, 2025