Haynes Motor Museum Ltd

Analysis

Haynes Motor Museum Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Yeovil. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10757195). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Haynes Motor Museum Ltd reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £2.6m to £3.4m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Haynes Motor Museum Ltd sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Woolwich Creative District Trust (£3.4m), Hackney Empire Limited (£3.4m) and Central School of Ballet Charitable Trust Limited (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 55%, charitable activities 29%, donations and legacies 10% and investments 5.5%. Charitable activities took 51% of spending and raising funds 49%. Reserves of £5.8m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 62 people.