Old Kiln Museum CIO

Analysis

Old Kiln Museum CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnham. It was registered in September 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, 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.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Old Kiln Museum CIO reported income of £500k and spending of £380k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Old Kiln Museum CIO sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include York Civic Trust (£500k), Gloucester Culture Trust (£502k) and The Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway (£500k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 35%, charitable activities 31%, trading 20% and investments 13%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.7%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 35 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.