Forncett Industrial Steam Museum

Analysis

Forncett Industrial Steam Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in August 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Forncett Industrial Steam Museum reported income of £28k and spending of £32k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £24k to £28k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Forncett Industrial Steam Museum 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 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bexhill Choral Society (£28k), South Devon Singers (£28k) and Polyphony Limited (£28k).