The HMS Caroline Preservation Company

Analysis

The HMS Caroline Preservation Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Europe or rest of world. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 08303946). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The HMS Caroline Preservation Company reported income of £323k and spending of £895k, spending 277% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16 to £323k (+2018675%), an average of +1092% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 17747%. Over the whole period it spent 380% 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 HMS Caroline Preservation Company sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust (£323k), Dash Arts Limited (£323k) and The Galtres Centre Charity (£323k).

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.