British School of Watchmaking

Analysis

British School of Watchmaking is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in November 2019, 7 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 05159742). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, British School of Watchmaking reported income of £782k and spending of £661k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £639k to £782k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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, British School of Watchmaking sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ludlow and District Community Association (£781k), Castlehaven Community Association (£782k) and Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (£780k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76% and charitable activities 24%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 30 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.