Museum of British Surfing

Analysis

Museum of British Surfing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woolacombe. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06936606). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Museum of British Surfing reported income of £18k and spending of £18k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £22k to £18k (-17%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Museum of British Surfing sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teremok - Nottingham Russian School (£18k), The Explorers Club, Great Britain and Ireland Chapter (£18k) and 5th Neath Scout Group (£18k).