The Secret Ww2 Learning Network
Analysis
The Secret Ww2 Learning Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 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 services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Secret Ww2 Learning Network reported income of £18k and spending of £15k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £10k to £18k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Secret Ww2 Learning Network sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends and Patrons of Buckinghamshire County Museum (£18k), The Arts Society Norwich (£18k) and Hoylandswaine School Alliance (£18k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Research and archiving of SOE ,BCRA, RAF Special Duties Squadrons and French Resistance Activities in WW2 in UK and FRANCE plus interviewing/filming of Veterans of above. Acting as an outreach vehicle for certain Educational and Museum Establishments eg University of Sussex Centre for Resistance Studies initiative for the above.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends and Patrons of Buckinghamshire County Museum | Buckinghamshire | £18k |
| The Arts Society Norwich | Norfolk | £18k |
| Hoylandswaine School Alliance | Sheffield | £18k |
| The Arts Society Samlesbury | Lancashire | £18k |