The Margate Caves Community Education Trust

Analysis

The Margate Caves Community Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, 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 February 2025, The Margate Caves Community Education Trust reported income of £196k and spending of £270k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £222k to £196k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 123% 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 Margate Caves Community Education Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thecolab Ltd (£196k), Nonclassical (£196k) and The Ihr Trust (£195k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.