Salcombe Museum Society

Analysis

Salcombe Museum Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tq8 8de. It was registered in May 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, 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, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Salcombe Museum Society reported income of £14k and spending of £18k, spending 127% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 128% 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, Salcombe Museum Society sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cawston Band (£14k), Abbotsham Village Hall (£14k) and Bulgarian Educational and Cultural Association Moiata Azbuka (£14k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.