Rayleigh Town Museum

Analysis

Rayleigh Town Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rayleigh. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage 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 June 2026, Rayleigh Town Museum reported income of £47k and spending of £43k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £39k to £47k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Rayleigh Town Museum sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Threads in the Ground (£47k), The Watford Festival of Music, Speech and Drama (£47k) and The P.d. James Memorial Fund (£47k).