# Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 507834 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/507834)
- Website: http://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/support-us
- Latest income: £21.3k; spending £12.4k
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage, Recreation
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides human resources, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Cheshire East, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City, Cheshire West & Chester
- Other names: Friends of the City Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent (previous)
- Trustees: 10
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-potteries-museum-and-art-gallery-stoke-on-trent

The Friends make grants available to the potteries museums and art gallery and Gladstone Industrial Museum to enable them to acquire objects and carry out activities which they would otherwise not be able to do. The friends therefore only indirectly help the classifications shown above.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £21.3k | £12.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £12.8k | £17.1k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £18.7k | £8,343 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £37.9k | £39.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £5,195 | £12.8k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The object of the association is the education of the public by promotion, support, assistance and improvement of the Potteries Museum and art Gallery Stoke on Trent through the activity of a group of Friends. (for further details see clause 2 of constitution)

## What it funds

Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science, environment / conservation / heritage and recreation for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance, provides human resources and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent reported income of £21.3k and spending of £12.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £90.6k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cheshire East, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City and Cheshire West & Chester.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (stokemuseums.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cheshire East, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City and Cheshire West & Chester.

### Does Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent give each year?

The register does not break out Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £12.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £18.1k a year.

### How large is Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent?

In its latest reported year Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent reported income of £21.3k and spending of £12.4k.


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