The Royal Signals Museum

Analysis

The Royal Signals Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06460179). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Signals Museum reported income of £276k and spending of £290k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £255k to £276k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Royal Signals Museum sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Penmaenmawr Historical Society and Museum (£276k), Museum of Cambridge (£276k) and Keighley Creative (£276k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.