The Thame Museum Trust
Analysis
The Thame Museum Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Thame Museum Trust reported income of £22k and spending of £30k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £47k to £22k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Thame Museum Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arreton Community Hall (£22k), St Anne's Institute (£22k) and The Orkney Cherry Charitable Trust (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance education by the establishment and maintenance of a museum in local history and in particular, but not exclusively, to Thame and the surrounding area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Arreton Community Hall | Isle Of Wight | £22k |
| St Anne's Institute | Brighton | £22k |
| The Orkney Cherry Charitable Trust | Bristol | £22k |
| The Reece Hawley Foundation | Essex | £22k |