The Gunnersbury Museum and Park Development Trust
Analysis
The Gunnersbury Museum and Park Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Popes Lane. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09152522). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Gunnersbury Museum and Park Development Trust reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £27k to £2.5m (+9095%), an average of +210% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 101624%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, The Gunnersbury Museum and Park Development Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society CIO (£2.5m), Painshill Park Trust Limited (£2.5m) and National Zoological Society of Wales (£2.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 64% and charitable activities 36%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £564k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.4%
- Charitable activities 36%
- Trading 64%
- Investments 0.0%
In the charity's own words
The Trust's role is to support the preservation, conservation and interpretation of the Museum collections, historic buildings and landscape of the Gunnersbury estate for the public benefit, to help develop the museum service and to support the provision of sporting and leisure facilities for the enjoyment and benefit of all. Our current activities involve raising funds for the regeneration scheme
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society CIO | Sutton in Ashfield | £2.5m |
| Painshill Park Trust Limited | Cobham | £2.5m |
| National Zoological Society of Wales | Conwy | £2.5m |
| The VOCES8 Foundation | London | £2.5m |