The Rifleman's Museum Trust
Analysis
The Rifleman's Museum Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winchester. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, 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.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Rifleman's Museum Trust reported income of £251k and spending of £109k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £66k to £251k (+283%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 45% 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 Rifleman's Museum Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Academy for Theatre Arts Ltd (£251k), Heron Corn Mill (Beetham) Limited (£251k) and Contemporary Music for All (£251k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To educate the public and members of the armed forces in the history and military accomplishments of The Rifles and its antecedent rifle regiments by public exhibition of the CIO's collection in a museum or such other public places as the trustees may from time to time decide, and to add to, restore, preserve, document and interpret the material in its care.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Academy for Theatre Arts Ltd | Staffordshire | £251k |
| Heron Corn Mill (Beetham) Limited | Cumbria | £251k |
| Contemporary Music for All | London | £251k |
| The V&a Foundation | London | £251k |