Ashdon Village Museum

Analysis

Ashdon Village Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Saffron Walden. It was registered in July 1998, 28 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Ashdon Village Museum reported income of £27k and spending of £12k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £13k to £27k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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, Ashdon Village Museum sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Offton and Willisham Village Hall (£27k), The Fleet Air Arm Museum (£27k) and Jessie Hughes Institute (£27k).