St Ives Museum

Analysis

St Ives Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in February 2023, 3 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, St Ives Museum reported income of £54k and spending of £39k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2026, income grew from £42k to £54k (+30%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, St Ives Museum sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include English Chamber Choir (£54k), Gowrie Locomotive Trust CIO (£54k) and The Bentley Operatic Society (£54k).