Upper Wharfedale Museum Society

Analysis

Upper Wharfedale Museum Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Skipton. It was registered in April 2014, 12 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. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Upper Wharfedale Museum Society reported income of £16k and spending of £5,185, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £16k (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, Upper Wharfedale Museum Society sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Susanne Beer Cello Corner Foundation (£16k), Hadleigh Sea Scout Group (£16k) and Escrick and District Young Farmers Club (£16k).