Bampton Community Archive

Analysis

Bampton Community Archive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bampton. It was registered in April 2003, 23 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bampton Community Archive reported income of £83k and spending of £59k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £162k to £83k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Bampton Community Archive sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include J P Foundation (£83k), Carlisle Green Room Club Limited (£83k) and The Pamela Matthews Charitable Trust (£83k).