Prickwillow Engine Museum CIO
Analysis
Prickwillow Engine Museum CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ely. It was registered in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 December 2025, Prickwillow Engine Museum CIO reported income of £25k and spending of £22k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £34k to £25k (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Prickwillow Engine Museum CIO sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Flat Pack Music (£25k), Easingwold and District U3a (£25k) and Berkhamsted Theatre Company (£25k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Engine Museum telling story of Fenland Drainage and the local social history
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Flat Pack Music | Rochdale | £25k |
| Easingwold and District U3a | York | £25k |
| Berkhamsted Theatre Company | Hertfordshire | £25k |
| Portinscale Village Hall | Keswick | £25k |