The Banbury Museum Trust

Analysis

The Banbury Museum Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banbury. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Banbury Museum Trust reported income of £647k and spending of £639k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £660k to £647k (-2.1%), an average of -0.5% a year. 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, The Banbury Museum Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Youth Conservatoire (£647k), Irie Dance Theatre (£648k) and Hereford and Worcester Scout County (£647k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, trading 21% and donations and legacies 4.1%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £40k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.