Slough Museum

Analysis

Slough Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Slough. It was registered in July 2002, 24 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 company (Companies House number 04064228). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Slough Museum reported income of £29k and spending of £68k, spending 235% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £30k to £29k (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 217%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Slough Museum sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bagshot Playing Fields Association (£29k), Iron Acton Parish Hall (£29k) and Alderley Edge Festival (£29k).