The Amersham Fair Organ Museum
Analysis
The Amersham Fair Organ Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in February 2004, 22 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 human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Amersham Fair Organ Museum reported income of £53k and spending of £230k, spending 430% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,228 to £53k (+4252%), an average of +157% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 12615%. Over the whole period it spent 21% 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, The Amersham Fair Organ Museum sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% 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 Haywards Heath and District University of the Third Age (£53k), Kings Lynn Festival Chorus (£53k) and Amabile Choirs (£53k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The establishment and maintenance of a museum in Amersham or elsewhere in the United Kingdom of fairground organs and their ancilliary equipment,figarines, carvings, pictures, prints and other works of art associated with fairgrounds,for the benefit of the public.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Haywards Heath and District University of the Third Age | West Sussex | £53k |
| Kings Lynn Festival Chorus | Norfolk | £53k |
| Amabile Choirs | Cumbria | £53k |
| The Rise Collective | Bristol | £53k |