Archives West Midlands

Analysis

Archives West Midlands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwick. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Archives West Midlands reported income of £11k and spending of £8,142, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £8,520 to £11k (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Archives West Midlands sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Holy Rood Schools (£11k), Leverton Church of England Educational Charity (£11k) and Preshute Primary School Association (£11k).