The Second World War Experience Centre

Analysis

The Second World War Experience Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Otley. It was registered in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03613847). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Second World War Experience Centre reported income of £54k and spending of £53k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £58k to £54k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Second World War Experience Centre sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alde & Ore Estuary Trust (£53k), History Workshop Journal (£54k) and The Cheshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (£53k).