Athelstan Museum Malmesbury

Analysis

Athelstan Museum Malmesbury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malmesbury. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Athelstan Museum Malmesbury reported income of £49k and spending of £43k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £80k to £49k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, Athelstan Museum Malmesbury 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 The Gane Charitable Trust (£49k), The Newton Abbot and District Musical Comedy Society (£49k) and The Florilegium Trust (£49k).