Kent Masonic Museum and Library Trust

Analysis

Kent Masonic Museum and Library Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 2015, 11 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 services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Kent Masonic Museum and Library Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £24k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £30k to £23k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Kent Masonic Museum and Library Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centenary Drama Group and C.d Kids (£23k), The Empire Hall Graffham (£23k) and Sir William Lyons Charitable Trust (£23k).