The Clockworks Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Analysis
The Clockworks Charitable Incorporated Organisation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 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 provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Clockworks Charitable Incorporated Organisation reported income of £607k and spending of £91k, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.0m to £607k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 5170%. Over the whole period it spent 7.1% 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, The Clockworks Charitable Incorporated Organisation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hinrichsen Foundation CIO (£605k), Hoole Enterprise Trust - Time for You (Hetty) (£607k) and Swinton Lock Activity Centre (£604k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 7.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 244 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 93%
- Investments 7.1%
In the charity's own words
The Charity promotes and advances public awareness in horology, specifically practical and theoretical electrical timekeeping, through access to its collection of timepieces and through the encouragement of related research for educational and training purposes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Hinrichsen Foundation CIO | Reading | £605k |
| Hoole Enterprise Trust - Time for You (Hetty) | Chester | £607k |
| Swinton Lock Activity Centre | Mexborough | £604k |
| Carnegie Theatre Trust (Workington) | Workington | £607k |