Sidmouth Toy and Model Museum

Analysis

Sidmouth Toy and Model Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidmouth. It was registered in February 2020, 6 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Sidmouth Toy and Model Museum reported income of £24k and spending of £15k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £26k to £24k (-9.0%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 25%. 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, Sidmouth Toy and Model Museum sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blewbury Village Hall (£24k), The Aylburton Village Club (£24k) and Dyffryn Ardudwy and Talybont Village Hall (£24k).