Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall
Analysis
Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Okehampton. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10102042). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall reported income of £183k and spending of £198k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £68k to £183k (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Fry Art Gallery Society (£183k), Belvoir Education & Sports Trust Ltd (£183k) and Mid Wales Opera Limited (£183k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Charity are for public benefit:-- advancing education, in particular without limitation in the history of the police and their interaction with the community, and- promoting civic responsibility and good citizenship, in particular but without limitation by protecting, celebrating and making available to the public key aspects of the heritage of policing in southwest England
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Fry Art Gallery Society | Essex | £183k |
| Belvoir Education & Sports Trust Ltd | Grantham | £183k |
| Mid Wales Opera Limited | Caersws | £183k |
| Oxted and Limpsfield Barn Theatre Company Limited | Kent | £183k |