Retro Computer Museum
Analysis
Retro Computer Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in April 2012, 14 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. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Retro Computer Museum reported income of £109k and spending of £109k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £85k to £109k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Retro Computer Museum sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Essex Book Festival (£109k), Peut-Etre Theatre Limited (£109k) and The Empire Theatre (Merseyside) Trust Limited (£108k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To establish and maintain a museum for the benefit of the public for the preservation, display and public experience of computer and console systems from the 1960?s onwards
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Essex Book Festival | Essex | £109k |
| Peut-Etre Theatre Limited | London | £109k |
| The Empire Theatre (Merseyside) Trust Limited | Liverpool | £108k |
| Latvian Diaspora Representatives of the United Kingdom | Lutterworth | £109k |