Ashford Model Railway Museum

Analysis

Ashford Model Railway Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08415538). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Ashford Model Railway Museum reported income of £179k and spending of £57k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to October 2025, income grew from £62k to £179k (+190%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 192%. Over the whole period it spent 35% 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, Ashford Model Railway Museum sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Devon Arts in Schools Initiative (£179k), Rye Museum Association (£179k) and The Crispin Hall Trust (£179k).