The Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust

Analysis

The Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £52k, spending 263% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £354k to £20k (-94%), an average of -51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 27% 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 Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earthly Voices (£20k), 1st Silver End Scout Group (£20k) and Redland Green Choir (£20k).