Hereford Cider Museum Trust

Analysis

Hereford Cider Museum Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, 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, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hereford Cider Museum Trust reported income of £723k and spending of £580k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £675k to £723k (+7.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Hereford Cider Museum Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caterham Barracks Community Trust (£722k), Forced Entertainment Limited (£724k) and The Apsley Paper Trail (£722k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 52%, charitable activities 25% and donations and legacies 24%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 5.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2,000. Reserves of £6.0m would cover about 100 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.