The Tank Museum Limited

Analysis

The Tank Museum Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 04962619). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Tank Museum Limited reported income of £10.8m and spending of £10.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7.2m to £10.8m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Tank Museum Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halle Concerts Society (£10.8m), The Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (1982) Limited (£10.9m) and The Black Country Living Museum Trust (£10.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 40%, charitable activities 38%, donations and legacies 19% and investments 3.5%. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 40%. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 110 people.