The Kirkby Malzeard Mechanics Institute

Analysis

The Kirkby Malzeard Mechanics Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Kirkby Malzeard Mechanics Institute reported income of £50k and spending of £65k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £50k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Kirkby Malzeard Mechanics Institute sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Mill Male Voice Choir (£50k), Inspiration in Motion (£50k) and Village Institute (£50k).