Helena Thompson Museum

Analysis

Helena Thompson Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Helena Thompson Museum reported income of £92k and spending of £111k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £260k to £92k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Helena Thompson Museum sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Worshipful Company of Carmen St Dunstan Heritage Trust (£92k), Godalming Operatic Society (£92k) and The Keighley Bus Museum Trust Limited (£92k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.