The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited

Analysis

The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liphook. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03099322). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2025, The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited reported income of £322k and spending of £246k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £688k to £322k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Norwich Historic Churches Trust Limited (£321k), The Stonebridge Trust (£322k) and Legal Response International (£321k).