Nenthead Mines Conservation Society

Analysis

Nenthead Mines Conservation Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in March 2016, 10 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 provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Nenthead Mines Conservation Society reported income of £50k and spending of £35k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7,020 to £50k (+606%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 385%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Nenthead Mines Conservation Society sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% 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 Blackawton Village Hall (£50k), The Heraldry Society (£50k) and Oxford Japanese School (£50k).