The New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Limited
Analysis
The New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03059960). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending May 2025, The New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Limited reported income of £66k and spending of £75k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £137k to £66k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 422%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Limited sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Icp Support (£66k), Azan Dawah and Community Services (£66k) and Lavy Charitable Trust (£66k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Benefiting the people of the Swindon area by preserving the built heritage (of particular historical, architectural or constructional interest); by developing and operating facilities for the education, recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare; and providing activities supportive of community development, and of regeneration and renewal.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Icp Support | Dorset | £66k |
| Azan Dawah and Community Services | Birmingham | £66k |
| Lavy Charitable Trust | Oxford | £66k |
| Mancspirit | Cheshire | £66k |