Braintree District Museum Trust

Analysis

Braintree District Museum Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 2005, 21 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 05408088). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Braintree District Museum Trust reported income of £451k and spending of £448k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £469k to £451k (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Braintree District Museum Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Multi-Story Music (£451k), Manchester Jazz Festival (£451k) and Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme (£451k).