Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum Limited
Analysis
Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isle Of Wight. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04087762). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum Limited reported income of £165k and spending of £162k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £97k to £165k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum Limited sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parallel Histories (£165k), Fraud Advisory Panel (£165k) and The Willows Pre-School, North Bradley (£165k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The museum advances public education by establishing a permanent display of historic commercial and public carriage vehicles on The Isle of Wight.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Parallel Histories | Hertfordshire | £165k |
| Fraud Advisory Panel | London | £165k |
| The Willows Pre-School, North Bradley | Wiltshire | £165k |
| Little Acorns Playgroup Pembrokeshire | United Kingdom | £165k |